Roger Federer Becomes the First Player to Accomplish an Impressive Niche in ATP Rankings

One can’t simply keep records away from the Swiss legend Roger Federer. It is as if records chase him rather than the other way around. There is hardly anything left in tennis which the 39-year-old has not achieved so far. Recently, Federer accomplished yet another milestone after he successfully managed to remain in the Top 20 ATP rankings for a total of 1000 weeks. This is a phenomenal achievement by Roger.

He is well ahead of the second-placed player and tennis legend Andre Agassi, who remained in the Top for 868 weeks. Among active players, 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal is behind Federer with 792 weeks, and Novak Djokovic is third with 706 weeks.

1000 is surely a superb number for the Swiss Maestro. Soon, Federer will also become the first player to remain in the Top 20 rankings for the most consecutive weeks. Starting from the last week of April 2001 to November 2020, he has remained in the Top 20 for 998 weeks as of now. He is just two weeks away from registering another record.

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Another ‘1000’ awaits for Roger Federer

The Swiss Maestro can accomplish another ‘1000’ if he continues to play well for another year and a half. Although he is at the top of the list of the players who have remained in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings for most weeks, he is 81 weeks behind reaching the 1000 weeks mark.

As of now, Federer is at the top by remaining in the Top 10 rankings for 919 weeks. Here, his margin with Rafa is slightly lower, as the Spaniard is second on the list, having managed to remain in the Top 10 for 789 weeks. Overall, the second player on the list is former American tennis player Jimmy Connors.

Federer has not played professional tennis for almost a year now. Despite this, he is the World No.4 in the ATP rankings. He will most probably make a comeback at the Australian Open 2021. His stay in the Top 10 will not only depend on his gameplay, but also on his fitness. Fans want to see the Swiss legend to play more and more and break even more records.

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