On September 24, Federer ended his last career game in the Laver Cup. In his 24-year career, Federer has participated in 1,526 singles and 224 doubles games. When Federer retired, the official website of ATP selected 10 classic events in his career, with opponents covering Nadal , Djokovic, Nalbandien , del Potro, Wawrinka and others.
4 of these 10 games were played at the All England Club, which is also Federer's favorite venue. These competitions include classic victory and regrets of failure, which are important parts of Federer's great career.
2009 Wimbledon , Federer won the Grand Slam trophy for the 15th time. Photo/IC photo
1, 2009 Wimbledon final
Federer defeated Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14, 16-14. This game took 4 hours and 16 points. Roddick had a chance to win the final set, but the final winner was Federer. The greater significance of this game is that this is Federer's 15th Grand Slam championship, which surpasses Sampras' 14 Grand Slam records. “I’m so happy to break the record here, Wimbledon has always been the most important game for me,” Federer said.
2, 2011 French Open semi-finals
Federer defeated Djokovic 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
Before this game, Federer had lost to Djokovic 23 times in Australian Open , Dubai and Indian Wells . After winning the game hard, Federer ended Djokovic's crazy record of 41 consecutive wins in the season and delayed the latter's pace of reaching the top of the world. But then in the French Open final, Federer lost to Nadal again.
3, 2012 London Olympics semi-finals
Federer 3-6, 7-6 (5), 19-17 defeated Del Potro
This game was held at Federer's favorite All-English club. The game took 4 hours and 26 minutes, making it the longest 3-set game time in the Open. After winning the game, Federer secured his first Olympic singles medal. 2008 Beijing Olympics , Federer and Wawrinka won the men's doubles gold medal. In the subsequent men's singles final of the London Olympics, Federer lost to , Murray, and won a silver medal.
4, 2014 year-end final semi-finals
Federer defeated Wawrinka 4-6, 7-5, 7-7 (6)
Federer saved 4 match points before he struggled to defeat his compatriot Wawrinka. This game exhausted Federer and had to withdraw from the final with Djokovic the next day. But a week later, Federer and Wawrinka joined forces to win the first Davis Cup trophy for the Swiss team.
2017 Australian Open men's singles final, Federer defeated Nadal 3-2. Photo/IC photo
5, 2017 Australian Open final
Federer defeated Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, before this game, Federer has not scored the Grand Slam championship in nearly five years and has missed most of the season due to surgery. "It's always an epic game against Rafa (Nadal)" Federer commented on this lifelong opponent. This was Federer's 18th Grand Slam, and then he struck while the iron was hot to freeze the number of Grand Slams to 20.
6, 2005 Shanghai Masters Cup final
Federer 7-6 (4), 7-6 (11), 2-6, 1-6, 6-7 (3) lost to Nalbandian
2005 Shanghai Masters Cup, and many players withdrew due to injuries. Argentine player Nalbandian, who is on vacation and fishing, received an invitation from the substitute to come to Shanghai. 2005 was an extremely brilliant season for Federer, with an annual record of 81 wins and 5 losses, but the last game at the end of the season lost to Nalbandien in an extremely tragic way.
7, 2006 Rome Masters finals
Federer lost to Nadal 7-6 (0), 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-2, 6-7 (5) to Nadal
Before this game, Federer had won 7 Grand Slam trophys, but he still failed to complete the breakthrough at the French Open.In contrast, Nadal is already the rising king of clay , with a record of 52 consecutive victories. The game lasted 5 hours and 05 minutes, and Federer even led 179 to 174 in total, but still lost to Nadal.
8, 2008 Wimbledon finals
Federer lost to Nadal 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8), 7-9, this game took 4 hours and 48 minutes, making it the longest final in Wimbledon history. The whole game was full of drama, with the game interrupted three times due to rain, and it was almost midnight in London when it ended. Despite saving three match points, Federer still missed the championship, while Nadal became the first player to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season in 28 years.
9, 2011 US Open semi-finals
Federer lost 7-6 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 5-7 to Djokovic
Federer and Djokovic have a deep connection in the US Open. Federer defeated Djokovic in the 2007 US Open final and the 2009 US Open semi-final. In this game, Federer won two sets first. He once scored 5-3 in the game and scored 40-15 in the decisive set, but both were resolved one by one by Djokovic.
10, 2019 Wimbledon finals
Federer lost to Djokovic 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 12-13 (3) to Djokovic
This is Federer's last time to compete for the Grand Slam championship, and it is also the best time for him to compete for the 21st Grand Slam championship. In this game, Federer led 218 to 204 in total, and led 94 to 54 in winning points, but he still lost to the resilient Djokovic. In the decisive set, Federer once led by 8-7 innings and 40-15 in small points, but wasted two championship points. "I missed an incredible opportunity, I couldn't believe it." Losing this game, Federer had no chance to compete for the Grand Slam championship.
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