10 most significant records created by Roger Federer in the decade that was 2010 to 2019

#3 Match-win leader at the ATP Finals

Two-time defending champion Roger Federer beat Spaniard David Ferrer in his third round-robin match at the 2012 ATP Finals in London to qualify for his 11th semifinal at the season-ending tournament.

In the process, Federer moved past Ivan Lendl (39) as the player with the most wins at the ATP Finals.

#4 First player to win 8 titles at Wimbledon

Federer celebrates a record 8th Wimbledon title in 2017

Making his 19th consecutive appearance at the grass-court Major, Federer beat Marin Cilic in straight sets in the final to become the first player since Bjorn Borg (1976) to win Wimbledon without dropping a set.

In the process, the Swiss maestro also became the first eight-time champion at Wimbledon.

In 2019, Federer became the first Wimbledon finalist in 71 years to squander match points, as he went down to Novak Djokovic in a historic first-ever Wimbledon match featuring a fifth set tiebreak.

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