Roger Federer has gone down in history as one of the greatest athletes of all time, with 20 Grand Slam titles going his way.
Federer did suffer heartache in his career, but his 20 major titles massively outweigh the 11 Grand Slam runner-up spots.
The Swiss icon dominated the scene for several years, although Federer was in a constant battle with fellow stars Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic lost to Federer in his first Grand Slam final, but the Serbian now sits top of the all-time titles list with 24.
And he is more than capable of extending that lead in 2025, beginning with the Australian Open in January.
Roger Federer breaks aces record in 2009 Wimbledon final
Djokovic has a record 10 Australian Open titles, but Federer’s eight titles at Wimbledon ensure his place at the summit of that list.
One such win came in 2009 against Andy Roddick, with the Swiss star breaking Pete Sampras’s all-time Grand Slam record by clinching his 15th success.
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In a gruelling battle that lasted over four hours, Federer overcame the American 5-7, 7-6(8-6), 7-6(7-5), 3-6, 16-14, reclaiming his number one spot from Nadal in the process.
But Federer also secured another superb feat during the match, with his 50 aces hit a record for a Grand Slam final.
Where does Roger Federer rank in the all-time ATP list of aces hit?
The 2009 Wimbledon final won’t be forgotten in a hurry, with Federer also winning the French Open that year.
He even reached the finals of the Australian Open and US Open, but lost out to Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro respectively.
Federer finds himself third in the all-time ATP aces list with 11,478, behind only big-hitting duo John Isner (14,470) and Ivo Karlovic (13,728).
| Rank | Player | Aces | Matches |
| 1 | John Isner | 14,470 | 772 |
| 2 | Ivo Karlovic | 13,728 | 694 |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 11,478 | 1462 |
| 4 | Feliciano Lopez | 10,261 | 976 |
| 5 | Goran Ivanisevic | 10,237 | 731 |
As for the modern-day stars in that area, it is Alexander Zverev who is shining brightest, with 797 aces hit in 2024.
The German world number two is closely followed by Hubert Hurkacz and Taylor Fritz with 736 and 725 respectively.
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