Federer Ties Record and Hopes to Break it Soon

Roger Federer tied Jimmy Connors' record of the most consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis with 160 consecutive weeks. Federer who already has 10 Grand Slams on his case, has held the No. 1 ATP Tour ranking since February 2nd, 2004. Connors was No. 1 from July 1974 to August 1977. He is now coaching one of Federer's biggest rivals, Andy Roddick.
The last time he played was when he beat Fernando Gonzalez in the Australian Open Final on January 28^th, but now that he has tied the record, the Swiss star is assured of breaking it next week. He has won six of the last seven Grand Slams and he will return to action for the Dubai Open.
Federer has 8,120 points in the year-based rankings. Rafael Nadal, the man who beat Federer at the French Open last year, is second with 4,705 points. Nadal also beat Federer in the Dubai Open final last year.
Federer, now 25 years old, has dominated almost every court in tennis for the past three seasons. But he is still trying to win a Grand Slam title on clay. But that being the only title that he has not achieved, it must be nice to be able to break records and to do something that hasn't been done for a long time.
Last season, only Nadal and Andy Murray managed to beat Federer, who finished the season with 12 titles and 16 finals appearances in his 17 tournaments. He earned $8.34 million and also won the season-ending Masters Cup.
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