French Open - Federer's 14 Grand Slam titles

Eurosport - Tue, 09 Jun 09:59:00 2009

Roger Federer captured a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title by winning his first French Open. This is how he did it.

Roger Federer's 14 Grand Slam titles - 0

2003

First title: Becomes first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam title after beating Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the Wimbledon final.

2004

Second title: Wins Australian Open by defeating unseeded Russian Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 6-2.

Third title: Retains Wimbledon title by taming big-serving American second seed Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4.

Fourth title: Wins US Open final by thumping Australian fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0.

2005

Fifth title: Completes a hat-trick of Wimbledon triumphs with a 6-2 7-6 6-4 over second seed Roddick.

Sixth title: Defends US Open title with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1 victory over sentimental American favourite Andre Agassi.

2006

Seventh title: Defeats unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2 in Australian Open final.

Eighth title: Keeps up winning streak at Wimbledon by thwarting Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 in showpiece match.

Ninth title: Downs Roddick 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 to clinch US Open crown.

2007

10th title: Wins Australian Open with a 7-6 6-4 6-4 masterclass over Chilean 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez.

11th title: Becomes only the second man in professional tennis, after Bjorn Borg, to win five in a row at Wimbledon with a 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 success over Nadal.

12th title: Beats Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-6 6-4 to capture US Open.

2008

13th title: Demolishes Britain's Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 to win fifth consecutive title at US Open.

2009

14th title: Emulates Pete Sampras by winning a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title after beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6 6-4 at Roland Garros, his first French Open success.

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  1. He is an amazing player , I just hope his run­ hasn't come to an end .

    From www.prosoccer.co.za, on Sun 5 Jul 12:57PM
  2. fedex the best man who made tenis look so great

    From cristi, on Sat 20 Jun 12:22PM
  3. Could'nt stand roger's way to greatness i­ should say

    From rey edmundo p, on Tue 9 Jun 5:36PM
  4. Funny this robert boy. He's been brandizing roger­ as cry baby. He's so bitter I can picture him­ fantically wailing probably because the player he is­ obscenely fantazising could stand roger's way to­ greatness.

    From rey edmundo p, on Tue 9 Jun 5:31PM
  5. robertxxx111
    Try to come up with a new comment. You­ have already posted that one several times.

    Stick to­ the facts about Federer's competition was a good­ idea, but you missed lots of names undermining your­ argument.

    Your comments lack objectivity which is a­ shame because I am sure that a good case can be made­ against Federer being the best of all time.... however,­ you got it plain wrong. Period.

    From Steve G, on Tue 9 Jun 12:59PM
  6. oDDo:
    everybody says that Federer won because Nadal or­ Djokovici lost. Well....why did they lost? I wonder..if­ Federer would have lost in 2008 at Wimbledon before the­ final, they would say the same thing, that Nadal only­ won because Federer didn't make the final....this­ is so stupid...Federer won beacuse , this year he was­ better then the others ( Nadal, Djokovici,­ Davidenko,Murray, Roddick, Blake,Gonzalez,­ Soderling,Haas, Monfils, Matthieu, Acasuso, del Potro­ etc).I think these are big names...so the era dilema is­ also just stupid.
    If nadal were that good, he­ would've made the final...

    From Titus, on Tue 9 Jun 10:35AM
  7. Federer is the best but watch out for Nadal. Time is on­ his side. Anyone who thinks the competition is poor­ knows nowt. The world number 100 would dominate tennis­ if you threw him back 15 years, players have improved­ so much. Its the same in all sports.

    From davylad3rd, on Mon 8 Jun 8:39PM
  8. I think Roger is the greatest SINGLES player,­ especially with his shot-making ability. Last­ year's press about him being past it was laughable.­ Laver with 2 GS and Borg with 5 Wimbledon's had­ greater opposition I think (Laver had Emerson,­ Newcombe, Roche, Stolle, Rosewall and Borg had McEnroe,­ Connors).

    McEnroe is the best ALL-ROUND player though­ as he was great at singles and doubles (though his­ playing character left something to be desired). Laver,­ Emerson, Newcombe must be close.

    Nadal (as Connors,­ McEnroe, Sampras) have mental strength I think Roger­ slightly lacks. More interesting to me is how long­ Nadal will last in terms of injury. Most commentators­ seem to think his superlative aggressive style is not­ maintainable injury-free over several years.

    From markmarsden, on Mon 8 Jun 2:17PM
  9. It amazes me some of the critics of Federer. When­ confronted they always seem to know little about the­ actual game of Tennis. Always finding excuses for­ things.

    Common one is that Federer had no competition­ compared to Sampras. I disagree. Roddick and Hewiit­ were his competetion and he just dominated them in­ Grand Slams finals and semi-finals. Hasn't he also­ beaten Murrey and Djokovic in the U.S Open finals and­ beated Novak in the semi-finals last year?

    To the­ Federer haters that won't be enough but what about­ this?

    Tin Henman played both Sampras and Federer in­ their primes and says Roger was the better all round­ player.

    ANDRE AGASSI played both Sampras and Federer­ in their primes and said Roger was the tougher opponent­ to play.

    Not to mention Conners, McEnroe, Laver,­ Agassi and Sampras all say HE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL­ TIME!

    Do the words of Tennis legends mean nothing to­ the Fed haters? Or do you prefer to live in a fantasy­ world of denial of reality!

    From tyrone100smith1979, on Mon 8 Jun 1:17PM
  10. It amazes me some of the critics of Federer. When­ confronted they always seem to know little about the­ actual game of Tennis. Always finding excuses for­ things.

    Common one is that Federer had no competition­ compared to Sampras. I disagree. Roddick and Hewiit­ were his competetion and he just dominated them in­ Grand Slams finals and semi-finals. Hasn't he also­ beaten Murrey and Djokovic in the U.S Open finals and­ beated Novak in the semi-finals last year?

    To the­ Federer haters that won't be enough but what about­ this?

    Tin Henman played both Sampras and Federer in­ their primes and says Roger was the better all round­ player.

    ANDRE AGASSI played both Sampras and Federer­ in their primes and said Roger was the tougher opponent­ to play.

    Not to mention Conners, McEnroe, Laver,­ Agassi and Sampras all say HE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL­ TIME!

    Do the words of Tennis legends mean nothing to­ the Fed haters? Or do you prefer to live in a fantasy­ world of denial of reality!

    From tyrone100smith1979, on Mon 8 Jun 1:16PM
  11. heartiest congrats from your favourite 66 yr. old fan. ­ I never miss a match of yours as you are a dream to­ watch. None of your grunting, etc. we see from so many­ of the players. Just pure speed and gracefulness and­ perfect shotmaking. Keep it up and I'm looking­ forward to Wimbledon already. You are such a­ gentleman, never swearing like Murray and others. Good­ luck to Merka and baby.

    WOI fan

    From hdemmel, on Mon 8 Jun 12:56PM
  12. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    There are no words to express how much I hate this­ crying S.O.B., especially after winning RG, goddammit,­ the crying pu$..$y finally made it and he only did it­ because Rafa crashed in the worst possible moment. Yet­ again I've learned something very important: never­ say never...

    From Ferrrrrrr, on Mon 8 Jun 11:59AM
  13. "robertxxx111"is another username by­ "Rc_Alcock".This m o r o n just proved to the­ world how i d i o t i c he is and always will­ be.He's the greatest loser in this forum/Roger IS­ THE BEST PLAYER OF ALL TIMES.RESPECT Mr FEDERER...

    From Jeremy, on Mon 8 Jun 11:11AM
  14. Opinions are like a face; everyboby has one,and they­ are entitled to be seen. Who is better or best is­ always a passionate relative argument anywhere,­ anytime, anyplace. However, facts and statistics speak­ for themselves and are undeniable: The only players to­ win 14 GS are Sampras and Federer, and between the two­ of them only Federer has won a career Grand Slam, so­ you be the judge. The arguments about era are also­ relative, and besides I used to read on this same page­ how Federer was finished, in decline etc. It begs the­ question: What happened to Nadal, Murray, Djokovic, and­ co? They all played in this years RG and none of them­ even made the semifinals. When you compare that to­ Federer who has made Five consecutive GS finals (I will­ not try to count consecutive GS semifinal appearances)­ you are looking at a man who has to be appreciated.­ When Legends like Agassi, Sampras, Borg, Mcenroe are­ acknowledging him, I really wonder why ignorant people­ (myself inclusive) should question their judgement.­ Finally, all the hate-mail and emotion-ridden opinions­ on this page amount to NOTHING. The man (Federer) is­ winning more titles, making more money, and frankly­ doesnt give a f*** about all our talk.

    From Hotshot, on Mon 8 Jun 11:05AM
  15. All these guys that still failed to accept RF as the­ greatest are just bunch of fools who doesn't know­ anything about tennis.They needs to be told the history­ of the game by the former champion and even the current­ players 'Nadal , Murray , Gonzalez

    From yemiolabisi, on Mon 8 Jun 10:54AM
  16. All these guys that still failed to accept RF as the­ greatest are just bunch of fools who doesn't know­ anything about tennis.They needs to be told the history­ of the game by the former champion and even the current­ 'Nadal'.

    From yemiolabisi, on Mon 8 Jun 10:52AM
  17. robertxxx111.............. I think you are sick. Do you­ have any medical record in the past. Be mindful of your­ words before everyone classfy you as an enemy of­ success. ENVY - is feeling that someone got what you­ deserved.

    From eric a, on Mon 8 Jun 10:28AM
  18. this robertxxx111 guy is interesting, he posted the­ same rubbish last week, i dont think he is real, dont­ take what he says to heart.

    From ajpbolton, on Mon 8 Jun 10:13AM
  19. I am very sorry for you robertxxx111. You are so­ miserable,but whatever you write you can not change the­ fact that Roger Federer is one wonderful tennis player,­ maybe the best of all time.

    From xektoro, on Mon 8 Jun 9:36AM
  20. The fact that Melvin listed Henman and Bjorkman in­ Sampras era tells you all you need to know about this­ stupid so called Tennis fan.

    Also wasn't Hewitt­ in Rogers so called era? what about Agassi? Henman?­ Haas? Mark. P (philiposis) as you called him? He has­ beaten these people in grand slam finals and­ semi-finals. Also erm who did Roger beat in Aussie­ open finals? Gonzales and Bagdatis? as well as­ Djorkovic and Murray in the U.S open finals!

    What a­ loser! Ignorant on absolute basics of Tennis. Just­ ignore this idiot everyone. Clearly knows nothing about­ the game.

    From tyrone100smith1979, on Mon 8 Jun 12:27AM
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