THE GREAT FEDERER

It was Feb. 2, 2004 when the Swiss superstar claimed the top position in men's tennis after winning his second Grand Slam title at the Australian
Open.

During Federer's incredible streak at No. 1, the longest in professional tennis,
he has won 41 titles, including 13 ATP Masters Series and 10 Grand Slam crowns. Only two other players have won at least 10 titles in the last four years -- rival Rafael Nadal (23) and Roddick (12).

Federer has compiled a 313-25 (.926) match record (41-9 in finals) while at No. 1 and he previously was 243-110 (.688) with 12 titles in 20 finals.

At 26 years old, Federer has his sights on three other players to have each spent more than 200 weeks at the top of the ATP Rankings: Pete Sampras (286 weeks), Ivan Lendl (270) and Jimmy Connors (268). Sampras led the ATP circuit with a record six year-end No. 1 finishes from 1993-98.