8 times Roger Federer proved that he is the King of Grass

Modified Jul 18, 2017 11:13 GMT

Roger Federer 2003 Wimbledon — Roger Federer with the 2003 Wimbledon trophy

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Roger Federer of Switzerland kisses the winner's trophy after winning his Gentlemen's Singles final match against Andy Murray of Great Britain on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 8, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) — Roger Federer with the 2012 Wimbledon trophy

Wimbledon 2012: Def. Andy Murray in the final

Federer is known as the Comeback Man today, but that wasn’t the case five years ago. So when he returned to his favourite court and tournament after a two-year Slam drought to win back what he truly deserved – a 7^th Wimbledon crown – it came as a bit of a surprise.

Facing the Briton Andy Murray, Federer rallied to win 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 for his record-extending 17^th Slam title. The Centre Court crowd were treated to a remarkable display of beautiful tennis, even if they found it hard to stomach local boy Murray’s tears at the end.

Records and history were panting in their bid to keep pace with the 30-year-old 7-time Wimbledon champion.

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