Roger FEDERER

The first of his 103 singles ATP crowns, meanwhile, came at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, where he defeated Julien Boutter in the final.

In 2003, Federer won his maiden Grand Slam at the Wimbledon Championships. It would be the first of the 20 Grand Slam singles titles he won in a sensational career that spanned almost 25 years.

Roger Federer’s Grand Slams tally includes a record eight Wimbledon titles, six Australian Opens, five US Opens and one French Open. He also won the season-ending ATP Tour Finals six times. Only Novak Djokovic has won more.

In fact, Novak Djokovic (24) and Rafael Nadal (22), the other two of the Big Three, have won more Slams than the Swiss legend. Federer’s rivalry with Nadal and Djoko is also regarded as one of the most notable rivalries in Open Era tennis.

The Swiss legend has also spent 310 weeks ranked world No. 1, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, underlying his dominance in his prime.

Federer, who helped Switzerland to their maiden and only Davis Cup title to date in 2014, has also represented his country at five Olympic Games and won two medals.

He won the men’s doubles gold medal partnering Stan Wawrinka at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The Swiss duo would go on to beat Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final to attain Olympic glory.

Federer is also the men’s singles silver medal winner from London 2012, having lost the final to Andy Murray. He also made the semi-finals on his Summer Games debut at Sydney 2000 but lost to Tommy Haas before being bested by Arnaud Di Pasquale in the bronze medal match.