Roger Federer: 3 major milestones achieved by the legend so far

Roger Federer will tick off another milestone on October 21, 2019, at his home playing the 1500th match of his career. He will be bidding for his 10th Basel title with Swiss Indoors 2019. In his previous 1499 games, Federer has recorded 1231 victories and 268 defeats. Let’s take a look at his three milestones in the past while he achieves another one on Monday.

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Roger Federer's milestones

Roger Federer’s 500th win

On April 20, 2019, Roger Federer achieved the most significant milestone of his life at that moment which he went on to break by himself, winning the 500th match of his career. He eased past Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Master Series. Federer, who is currently on the third position in the world ranking, won his first professional match, defeating France based Guillaume Raoux 6-2 6-2 in September 1998 at the Toulouse tournament.

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Roger Federer: 1000th win for the living legend

On January 11, 2015, the Swiss international became the third player after Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl to win 1,000 tour-level matches. Jimmy Connors was on the top of the list with 1,253 wins while Ivan Lendi was on the second position with 1, 071 wins. Federer defeated Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4 to claim the Brisbane International title.

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Roger Federer: 100th title win

On March 2, 2019, Roger Federer won his 100th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Tennis Championships. He took 6,600 days to win his 100th title after winning his first in Milan. On February 4, 2001, he defeated Frenchman Julien Boutter to win his first title. Federer had beaten Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 to claim his 100th ATP title. The 38-year-old will be bidding for his 103rd title against German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk in his upcoming clash. 

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