Roger Federer earned US$3.2 million for his victory at the Australian Open on Sunday. Swiss fans also ended up with a little extra cash in their pockets. To celebrate Federer's 20th Grand Slam title, the country's only tabloid newspaper, Blick, slashed its price on Monday from 2.50 Swiss Francs to just 20 rappen. The cover had Federer’s face mocked up on a coin. So when Federer arrived back home in Switzerland on Tuesday, fans had extra reason to smile as they greeted him with great fanfare at Airport Kloten in Zurich. Holding the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup under his arm, the Swiss signed autographs for fans and posed for photographs on Tuesday as he made his way through the concourse....
You can pick and choose your favourite Roger Federer number – 20 Grand Slam titles, six Australian Open crowns, 36 years old – but they're all reaching the stage of indescribable. Another example: 53, his tally of “Big Titles” after earning back-to-back Australian Open crowns on Sunday for only the second time in his career (2006-07). In addition to his 20 Grand Slams, Federer's Hall-of-Fame career has also featured six Nitto ATP Finals titles and 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crowns. [ALSO LIKE] But his 20th major title was especially sweet, Federer admitted after beating Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to improve to 9-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. “Getting to 20 is obviously very,...
No. 29 Hyeon Chung, +29 The 21-year-old became the first South Korean player to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam championship. With back-to-back wins at the Australian Open over fourth seed Alexander Zverev and six-time former champion Novak Djokovic, Chung continued his great rise after winning the inaugural Next Gen ATP Finals in November 2017. He soars 29 places to a career-high No. 29 in the ATP Rankings. No. 3 Marin Cilic, +3 The Croatian star has moved to a career-high No. 3 after a sensational runner-up finish at the Australian Open. The final appearance was Cilic’s second in six months at Grand Slam level after also finishing runner-up to Roger Federer at The Championships at Wimbledon in July...
(1) Federer Cements Grand Slam Legacy For many years, winning 20 major titles seemed like an impossible feat. The longevity needed in a player's career and the consistency at such a high level would be nothing short of astonishing. Enter Roger Federer. On Sunday, the Swiss secured an unprecedented 20th Grand Slam trophy with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic, tying Ken Rosewall's record of three major titles won at the age of 35 and over. Moreover, Federer's sixth Australian Open victory pulls him level with Novak Djokovic and Roy Emerson atop the all-time titles list Down Under. Now four major titles clear of Rafael Nadal and six ahead of third-placed Pete Sampras, Federer continues to separate himself from the...