The historic achievements keep coming for Roger Federer, even in areas that might not immediately come to mind when you think about the all-time great. During his first-round match on Tuesday at The Championships, Federer surpassed the 10,000-ace mark against Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov, joining Goran Ivanisevic and Ivo Karlovic as the only three men who have hit more than 10,000 aces since 1991, when the ATP World Tour began tracking the statistic. [ALSO LIKE] The milestone moment came at 4-3, 30/30, as Federer caught Dolgopolov leaning left and went out wide for a sliding ace. “It's surreal,” Federer told ESPN. “It puts me up there with the likes of Ivanisevic and Karlovic, to whom I look up to and think...
Seven-time champion Roger Federer became the Open Era match wins leader at The Championships on Tuesday, earning his 85th match victory at Wimbledon when Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov retired due to a right ankle injury down 6-3, 3-0. Federer had been tied with Jimmy Connors of the U.S. at 84 wins. The 35-year-old Swiss reaches the second round at the All England Club for the 15th consecutive year and looked in form during the 42 minutes of action on Centre Court. Federer hit 10 aces and never faced a break point during the first-round match. He also struck 18 winners and broke Dolgopolov three times to improve to 4-0 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. With his 10 aces, Federer has...
ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Peugeot discusses Roger Federer's bid for an eighth Wimbledon title and the Swiss sheds some light on his biggest rivals for the crown.