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Roger Federer won his 20th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open, making him the first man and fourth player ever to reach the 20-title ‘club’. Federer has won 10% of men’s Grand Slam events and has won the Australian Open six times, Wimbledon eight times, the US Open five times and the French Open once. Federer’s fourth Grand Slam title since turning 30 puts him in elite company with tennis greats Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
Roger Federer has become the iron man of men’s professional tennis. The 36-year-old won his 20th Grand Slam singles title at the Australian Open on Jan. 28, 2018. This latest win means Federer has won 10 percent of men’s Grand Slam events (200 titles, total) that have been contested since The Open era began in 1968. He won the Australian Open six times, Wimbledon eight times, the US Open five times and the French Open once. Federer now becomes the first man and fourth player ever to reach the 20-title ‘club’, joining Margaret Court (with 24 wins), Serena Williams (23) and Steffi Graf (22).
Twenty Grand Slams and beyond:
How does it stay on top? “I think I haven’t played too much, I haven’t played all possible tournaments,” Federer said after defeating Croatian Marin Cilic in the finals of the 2018 Australian Open.
Federer’s fourth Grand Slam title since turning 30 puts him in elite company, with tennis greats Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall.
Federer, who turned pro in 1998, has won 96 career ATP singles titles, second in all-time men’s singles titles behind Jimmy Connors’ 109 wins. The rest of the top five: Ivan Lendl at 94, John McEnroe at 77 and Rafael Nadal at 75.
