Roger Federer's 5 unique records at the Australian Open

#3 Federer has never lost in the first two rounds at the Australian Open

Federer in his maiden appearance at the Australian Open in 2000

An 18-year old Federer made his third Grand Slam main draw appearance - and first at the Australian Open - in 2000.

Following opening round exits to Pat Rafter (1999 French Open), and Jiri Novak (1999 Wimbledon), Federer beat Michael Chang in straight sets to register the 1st of his record tally of 357 Grand Slam match wins. The Swiss beat Czech Jan Kroslak, also in straight sets, in the second round before being stopped by Frenchman Arnaud Clement in the third round.

Federer endured another third round exit to Clement at the 2001 Australian Open, before reaching the second week of the Major in each of his next two appearances (2002 4R: lost to Tommy Haas, 2003 4R: lost to David Nalbandian). At the 2004 Australian Open, Federer became the 22nd different Open Era champion at the tournament.

In 2005, Federer squandered match points in the semifinal to eventual champion Marat Safin, before lifting his second and third titles at the tournament in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

The Swiss would make at least the semifinals in each of his next 7 Australian Opens, capturing the title in 2010 and losing in the final the previous year before suffering his first 3rd round exit in 15 years when he went down to Andreas Seppi in 2015.

Federer lost to Djokovic in the 2016 semifinals before winning his 5th and 6th titles in 2017-18 to join the Serb atop the tournament title leaderboard. In his latest appearance at the tournament in 2019, Federer lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round.

The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam, apart from the US Open, where Federer has never lost before the third round (Australian Open: 3 third round losses, US Open: 1 third round loss).

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