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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Federer To Play 900th Match


 Roger Federer lines up for his 900th tour-level match.
Federer is the first active player on the ATP World Tour to appear in 900 singles matches (tour level only). He’s never retired in a match during his career. Here is a look back at the milestone matches he’s played:
Match    Tournament  Result                            Round
No. 1     1998 Gstaad  lost to Lucas Arnold Ker  First 
No. 100  2000 Stockholm def. Mikhail Youzhny  First
No. 200  2002 Miami  lost to Andre Agassi  Final
No. 300  2003 Halle  def. Fernando Vicente  Second
No. 400  2004 Gstaad  def. Potito Starace  SF
No. 500  2005 US Open  def. Andre Agassi  Final
No. 600  2006 Basel  def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Second
No. 700  2008 Miami  lost to Andy Roddick  QF 
No. 800  2009 Roland Garros def. Jose Acasuso  Second