Federer – who won the men’s title without dropping a single set, the first time since Bjorn Borg won the tournament in 1976 – has endured a long and massively successful tennis career. The 35-year-old is considered the best ever by many and these numbers probably prove them correct.

19 – No. of Grand Slams Federer has won, the most by any male tennis player and four more than second placed Rafael Nadal – who has won 15 titles. 

8 – No. of Wimbledon singles titles, the most by any player. Federer surpassed the record of seven singles titles held by Pete Sampras by beating Cilic. 

35 – Federer has become the oldest player to winner Wimbledon – at the age of 35. He also won the Australian Open in 2017. 

29 – No. of Grand Slam finals reached by the Swiss master, a record for male tennis players

14 – The gap between Federer’s first and recent Grand Slam title. He won his first title (Wimbledon) in 2003 by beating Mark Philippoussis.

5 – Federer is the only player to win three different Grand Slams at least five times (Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon). 

3 – Federer’s current world ranking at the age of 35.

2 – Federer is the second only male player aged 30 or above after Rod Laver to win multiple Grand Slam titles in a calendar year.

0 – Federer won the singles title without dropping a single set, Bjorn Borg in 1976 was the last player to win the men’s title without dropping a set. 

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