Roger Federer added another milestone to his historic career on Tuesday, celebrating his 1,100th match win to start his Gerry Weber Open campaign in Halle. The eight-time champion breezed past lucky loser Yuichi Sugita of Japan 6-3, 6-1 in 52 minutes to move into the second round at the ATP World Tour 500 event. “It [the milestone] was mentioned in Stuttgart but I had forgotten about it. I appreciate these numbers way more today than ever before. I think I can embrace them more. It’s a big number and I’m very happy to have a chance to hopefully add some more wins to that number,” Federer said. MOST WINS OF ALL TIME 1 Jimmy Connors 1256 2 Roger Federer 1100...
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Roger Federer can handle everything Japanese lucky loser Yuichi Sugita throws at him in the first round of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Watch live matches at TennisTV.com.
If Roger Federer is looking for a little confidence pick-me-up early in his comeback, there’s no better place to be than the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Federer has won this grass-court ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament eight times, more than any other event. “The history I have here, having come and played well so often, definitely should help me to play good tennis this week,” Federer said Sunday. “I love playing here. Yes, I think I can come in here with good confidence.” Federer opens against World No. 68 Yen-Hsun Lu, against whom he has a 3-0 FedEx ATP Head2Head record, winning all seven sets they have played. Lu has a 28-34 tour-level record on grass and enjoyed...
Roger Federer praises Rafael Nadal's success in Roland Garros and reflects on his decision to miss the clay-court season as he prepares to compete in Halle this week. Watch live matches at tennistv.com.