Roger Federer in ATP World Tour Finals, London

Roger Federer, 33 year old Swiss has booked an advance ticket to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after winning a sixth title on Sunday at the Western & Southern open & set forth to record his 13th consecutive appearances at ATP World Tour Finals. The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are going to be held in O2 in London from 9-16 November in London. Roger Federer bagged this record by beating Kevin Anderson in the BNP Paribas Masters Second round held in Paris. And Roger joined “the elite eight man field” of Rafael Nadal, Djokovic, David Ferrer, Juan Martin, Del Potro, and Tomas Berdych & Andy Murray. Out of which, Andy Murray who is home favorite was forcedly been withdrawn from the event because of his back surgery.

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Roger Federer, the Swiss Champion has an inevitable success track record that includes 42-9 record & winning the six titles in 2003-04, 2006-07 & 2010-11. In last year final, Roger stood as runner up to Novak Djokovic. Thus, Roger Federer proves to be the best successful Competitor to be seen at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Federer has broken Ivan Lendl’s record of the 12th consecutive year appearance in finale now by booking an advance ticket to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals as a qualified champion. Till now Roger Federer shared this record of 12 consecutive years with Ivan Lendl (1980-91). Though Andre Agassi holds this type of record, but his record is for most nonconsecutive appearances (14).

Roger Federer said about the tournament: “It’s always one of the big goals I set myself at the beginning of the season; it’s always an absolute honour being part of the best eight. Getting a chance to win an extra trophy at the end of the season – which is so prestigious, one of the biggest ones we have in the game and one I’ve done so well at – is a great feeling. Returning to the season finale is something I’ve been a part of since 2002, so to do it again is a privilege and I will try to play my very best there. I hope I can save some of my best for last.  It’s the absolute pinnacle of our sport; you want to be able to showcase your talents against the best, with the biggest rivalries, in one of the coolest arenas in the world in front of amazing fans. For me it’s always been an honour to play there and I look forward to returning this year.”

Going back to the history. Roger Federer stands as Record maker & Record breaker: Roger has made a record of achieving 250 Grand Slam Match Wins by winning a semi-final at Australian Open in 2013. And Federer recorded 900 match wins & stood as the fourth player in ATP World Tour history & thus reaching his 36th successive Grand Slam quarter final.  Federer has been runner-up in the International BNL d’Italia final in Rome in May to Nadal.  Federer at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle won his first title by defeating Mikhail Yuuzhny. At Swiss Indoors Basel final held on Sunday, Federer stood as runner-up to Del Potro.

Federer stood as a runner-up at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to his countryman Stan Wawrinka & then played four consecutive finals starting with a title crown at Gerry Weber Open held on the Grass of Halle in June.  Then he got in to the ninth title match at Wimbledon, followed by a run to the final at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. En route to clinching a sixth championship in Cincinnati, he became the first player to achieve 300 match wins at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 level.

Tournament Director, Andre Silva, said, “As a six-time champion Roger stands alone as the most decorated player in the history of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. He is enormously popular here in London, where he has also won seven Wimbledon titles, and we’re delighted to welcome him back to The O2.”