Roger has lifted the Wimbledon's challenge cup for a record eighth time. It is Federer's 19th grand slam title. The tennis legend won his 19th Grand Slam title and his eighth at Wimbledon on Sunday, defeating Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 in London.His way of conversation even after winning such a huge match describes his calm behavior.
Roger Federer has become one of the most successful single players in the history of the championships. July 16 became one of the biggest days in world sport when he cemented his place In the history of tennis as a Wimbledon greatest of all time (GOAT).
Federer won the title without dropping a set at the championships in London. He completed the victory in under 2 hours. He thanked his entire team after winning the eighth Wimbledon title. His family (wife and 3 kids) was sitting in the front row when he won his 19th Grand Slam title. Federer is one of the all time Tennis greats and has dominated the game.
19 Grand Slam titles and records
He has won 19 grand slam titles and here they are: Australian Open - 4 times (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010), French Open - 1 time (2009), Wimbledon - 8 times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017), US Open - 5 times (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Federer in Olympics: Gold medal - 2008 Beijing Doubles, Silver medal - 2012 London Singles.
Roger Federer holds some amazing records in the field of tennis. He has broken Pete Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles and became the sixth man to win all four majors. He has a record of winning three Grand Slams in one year thrice. Yes, he did it. Not once, twice but thrice.(in 2004, 2006 and 2007). He has won 19 Grand Slam titles till date, which is a huge record in itself.
Past 10 years
2007: Roger captures three Grand Slam titles and carried on to be at the top spot for the fourth consecutive year in the World Rankings. 2008: he wins US Open for the fourth consecutive time. Also, he doubles victory with Stanislas Wawrinka at Beijing Olympics. 2009: he equaled the record of Pete Sampras 14 Grand Slam title wins.
2010: Roger wins his 16th Grand Slam title.
2011: Roger wins the Qatar tournament which was his 67th tournament win. 2012: he wins his 17th Grand Slam title and the year proves to be the one where he plays his most successful tennis since 2006. 2013: Roger drops from World Number 2 to 7th spot for the first time in 11 years. 2014: Roger fights his way from 6th spot to 2nd spot in the ATP rankings. 2015: He celebrated his 1000th victory at ATP World Tennis tour. 2016: last year was a year of injuries for Roger Federer when he took a six month gap and missed two Grand Slams for the first time in his career. He took a break and started working on his return with his best potential.
