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Roger Federer did it yet again! At 36 years old, the Swiss tennis legend managed to notch still another impressive title to add to his already unbelievable collection of championship hardware. He continues to be far and away the most decorated man in tennis history.
It really is amazing, is it not?
With this victory, he now has 20 career Grand Slam championships, having won eight Wimbledon titles (more than any other man in history), six Australian Open championships (tied with Djokovic for the most of all time), five U.S. Open championships, and one French Open title, as well. He is one of eight men to have won the career Grand Slam, and holds the distinction for having won more Grand Slam titles (20) than any other man in history, as well having qualified for more Grand Slam finals (30) than any other man in history.
Those are some of the most impressive accomplishments in Federer's history, although there are others. He won the Olympic silver medal in single's competition in 2012, and also took gold in the 2008 games in doubles with fellow Swiss tennis star, Stan Wawrinka. Federer also enjoyed more time as the number one ranked man than any other man in history, and has played more Grand Slam matches and tournaments than any other man. Currently, the most overall career wins is 1,256 by Jimmy Connors, but Federer ranks second all-time with 1,139 wins, and still counting. Since Federer does not appear to be on the verge of retirement anytime soon, there is a very real possibility that he could reach even that milestone. And he is obviously still in the running to capture the number one ranking again, which would make him the oldest man ever to hold it.
With this victory, he now has 20 career Grand Slam championships, having won eight Wimbledon titles (more than any other man in history), six Australian Open championships (tied with Djokovic for the most of all time), five U.S. Open championships, and one French Open title, as well. He is one of eight men to have won the career Grand Slam, and holds the distinction for having won more Grand Slam titles (20) than any other man in history, as well having qualified for more Grand Slam finals (30) than any other man in history.
Those are some of the most impressive accomplishments in Federer's history, although there are others. He won the Olympic silver medal in single's competition in 2012, and also took gold in the 2008 games in doubles with fellow Swiss tennis star, Stan Wawrinka. Federer also enjoyed more time as the number one ranked man than any other man in history, and has played more Grand Slam matches and tournaments than any other man. Currently, the most overall career wins is 1,256 by Jimmy Connors, but Federer ranks second all-time with 1,139 wins, and still counting. Since Federer does not appear to be on the verge of retirement anytime soon, there is a very real possibility that he could reach even that milestone. And he is obviously still in the running to capture the number one ranking again, which would make him the oldest man ever to hold it.
With this victory, Federer is able to put some cushion between himself and Nadal, the man who has won the second most Grand Slam titles. The two men have enjoyed an intense, yet mostly friendly, rivalry throughout their career. Nadal, the world's number one ranked man in tennis, has won 16 overall career Grand Slams, and seemed to more or less keep pace with Federer last year, as the two took turns with Grand Slam titles. But Federer's win now puts him four ahead of Nadal, at least at the moment.
Federer met Marin Čilić, the 2014 US Open champion, in the final. It was the second time in the past year that the two met in a Grand Slam championship, with Federer having also won the first meeting at Wimbledon in July. Čilić played very well, and looked capable of pulling off the upset to deny Federer his 20th career Grand Slam title. But in a tough, bruising match, Federer ultimately outlasted Čilić, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Federer met Marin Čilić, the 2014 US Open champion, in the final. It was the second time in the past year that the two met in a Grand Slam championship, with Federer having also won the first meeting at Wimbledon in July. Čilić played very well, and looked capable of pulling off the upset to deny Federer his 20th career Grand Slam title. But in a tough, bruising match, Federer ultimately outlasted Čilić, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
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