Roger Federer has been replying to the same question for at least 10 years: when is he going to retire?.
At 38 years of age, the Swiss Maestro seems to be as fit as ever playing a truly magnificent tennis. Roger is currently ranked no.3, and he missed the opportunity to win his 21st slam by inches this summer when he had 2 consecutive championship points against an in-form Novak Djokovic.
Federer is currently competing in his hometown tournament in Basel, where he spent a couple of hours barely on court after demolishing his first 2 opponents, conceding only 6 games in total.
After his recent win against Radu Albot, a rather eerie statistic surface on social media. Counting also his performance at the Laver Cup, Roger has a 49-8 win-loss record in 2019 that is an 86% success rate while his overall record is 1233-268 (win-loss) during his career with an 82% success rate.
As per a tennis fan, it’s also interesting to notice that Roger’s overall record is dragged down by his results obtained before 2003 (when he started to peak). During the period, Federer had a 158-93 win-loss record. Furthermore, if you take out his “junior performance” (the one before 2003), Roger has still an 86% success rate in his career that is exactly the one he is having this year.
Impressing, to say the least.
Federer's career winning percentage in singles: 82%
(1233-268)His winning percentage in 2019: 86%
(49-8)He is 38 years old
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Federer in Basel, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.3, Federer has a 47-8 win-loss record in 2019 (excluding the Laver Cup). Roger is in Basel where he toppled Peter Gojowczyk 6-2 6-1 and Radu Albot 6-0 6-3.
The Swiss conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami and in Halle. The Swiss was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Roger won 102 titles in his career: 47 on hard courts, 11 on clay courts, 20 on indoor courts, 5 on carpet courts and 19 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
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