Wimbledon 2017: Milestones achieved by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in first round

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 04: Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a forehand during the Gentlemen's Singles first round match against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 4, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) — Federer continues to hit bigger and better milestones in the later stages of his career

Rafael Nadal

If Federer is cracking records of all sorts, can his greatest competitor and friend Rafael Nadal be far behind? The Spaniard, who came to Wimbledon fresh from accomplishing ‘La Decima’ on the terre battue of Roland Garros, played a day earlier than Federer and displayed his usual swagger in a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 rout of John Millman.

It was the 44^th win of the season for the World No. 2 and a staggering 850^th of his glorious career that made him just the seventh player to surpass that magic number after Connors, Federer, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas, John McEnroe and Andre Agassi.

This was Nadal’s first win on the slick surface since a shock second round defeat to Dustin Brown at The Championships two years ago. If he can continue the impeccable form that was on show on Monday, five more wins at Wimbledon will take him back to the pinnacle of the world rankings again.

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