The
Swiss tennis player, Roger Federer, has become the first male tennis player to
win 20 Grand Slam singles titles- the most in history for a male player. His 20th
Grand Slam title came by beating Marin
Cilic in five sets, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, in the final of the Australian Open in 2018. With this
victory, the 36-year-old player has defended his sixth Australian Open title he
won last year and jointly shared this record with Roy Emerson and Novak
Djokovic.
It
looks like Federer has been rejuvenated. The way he is performing, he may not take
retirement very soon. In twelve months, he has bagged three major titles. His
position in the world ranking is second, just behind Rafael Nadal. He said he
will take retirement from tennis after becoming the oldest world No 1 player. This
record is under Rafael Nadal who was 33 years old when he was No 1 in 2003.
There
is no doubt that he was not a favorite contender in this tournament. Hardly
anyone could dare to play gamble with an aging horse. However, in the end, he
became victorious. Once again, sports lover saw him crying in front of media. Federer
addressed the match result as fairy tale.
Source-
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/28/sports/tennis/australian-open-roger-federer-marin-cilic.html
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