10 male players with most consecutive Grand Slam appearances

#2 Roger Federer (Switzerland): 65

Roger Federer in action during the 2016 Australian Open; the last of his 65 consecutive grand slams.

From: 2000 Australian Open to 2016 Australian Open/

Win-Loss Record: 336-53.

Grand Slam Titles: 20

There are not a lot of tennis related lists that do not feature Roger Federer at the top or near it, and this one is no different. Federer has been a model of consistency throughout his career, and his presence on this list is further proof of the same. Roger Federer made his grand slam debut at the 1999 French Open, but failed to qualify for the US Open later in the year. It was a red herring for the 19-year-old Swiss, and he took heed of it.

Starting from the 2000 Australian Open, Federer appeared in 65 straight slams up to the 2016 French Open. A knee injury forced him out of the 2016 French Open, thus halting his streak at 65. During this period, he won 17 slams, appeared in 10 consecutive finals, 23 consecutive semi-finals and 36 consecutive grand slam quarter-finals. These are feats of consistency unmatched in tennis history. Federer became the record holder on the men's side at the 2014 Australian Open passing Wayne Ferreira (56), and the overall record holder at the 2015 French Open, passing Ai Sugiyama's record of 61 consecutive grand slam appearances.

Federer is near the end of his tennis career and is yet to retire mid-match. An incredible feat, considering Federer has played more than 1400 matches in his career. The Swiss has won 98 titles in his career and would be looking to go ahead of Jimmy Connors who sits atop with 109 titles.

The only thing missing from Federer's glittering resume is an Olympic gold, and with him recently signing a clothing deal with Japanese clothing company Uniqlo, it would be fair to say that Tokyo 2020 is the biggest mission looking ahead.