Roger Federer is not quite 100! Basel’s wins in Dubai, where he sets up each of the training base, his 100. Title. In the Final he defeated the Greeks Stefanos Tsitsipas 6:4, 6:4.

Roger Federer is a tennis player with 100 or more won the first tournaments. The Americans Jimmy Connors collected from 1972 to 1989, 109 tournament victories. His last title Connors took in Tel Aviv as a 37-Year-old, Federer’s current age. Connors denied to be his last professional tournament with 43.

Successful revenge gold plated anniversary

Federer playing in front of home crowd. The 99. Title he won in October in Basel, the 100. he had to follow four months later in his next Final in his second home of Dubai. Federer won the title against Stefanos Tsitsipas, against whom he had lost in January at the Australian Open in the quarter-finals, made the anniversary something special.

nothing more was in Melbourne. In the first two games against Newcomer Tsitsipas Federer succeeded in January, first at the Hopman Cup and then the Australian Open in six movements, and 36 service games of the Greeks, not a single Break – in spite of 15 Break points. In the Final of Dubai Federer after only two minutes of the first serve by a break. And after 65 minutes, took advantage of Federer his second break opportunity to the more than preliminary rounds, 5:4 in the second set. After 70 minutes recycled Federer in the first match-ball.

Two Swiss triumph in Dubai

This Swiss tennis professionals admitted in Dubai within seven days of the two tournaments. A week ago, Belinda Bencic had won in the Emirate, already the women’s tournament.

The organizers in Dubai, paid tribute to Federer’s latest Chapter of sports history with a small, fine tribute. In Dubai, Federer took eight of his 100 title – the first in 2003, three years after Federer’s first Final (defeat in Marseille against Marc Rosset), and two years after the first tournament victory in Milan.

advance in the ATP-rankings – for both

In the world ranking, Federer is firing on Monday and again on 4th place to advance; the Swiss overtaken by Kei Nishikori, Kevin Anderson and Juan Martin Del Potro. Stefanos Tsitsipas in turn rushes for the first time, and as the first Greek ever in the Top Ten in 10th place. Tsitsipas is the only Greek in the world rankings. (var/sda)

Created: 02.03.2019, 15:36 PM