Wimbledon 2017: 5 records that Roger Federer has bettered with Title No. 8

#4. The second most Wimbledon finals in the Open Era

Only Martina Navratilova has reached more Wimbledon finals than Roger Federer

In defeating Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals, Federer reached his 11^th Wimbledon final, thus bettering his own record for the most number of Wimbledon finals by a male player in the Open Era.

Federer’s 11 Wimbledon finals place him second in the list of the most number of Wimbledon finals in the Open Era by any player, male or female, thus bettering Chris Evert’s 10 Wimbledon finals, the last of which came in 1985 when she was beaten by rival Martina Navratilova in three sets.

The record for the most number of Wimbledon finals by any player in the Open Era is held by Czech maestro Martina Navratilova, who reached a total of 12 finals during her career, winning 9 and losing 3.

Martina’s last Wimbledon final came in 1994 at the age of 37 when she was beaten by then 22-year old Conchita Martinez, who is now the coach of the recent Women’s Singles champion at Wimbledon, Garbiñe Muguruza.