On February 2nd, 2004, Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer achieved the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in his career, marking exactly 20 years ago from today. Federer's ascent to the top of the ATP rankings came after a stellar 12-month period where he won 80 matches and secured 8 titles, including his first two major victories at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. During his career, Federer maintained the No. 1 spot for a remarkable total of 310 weeks, with an unprecedented stretch of staying at the top every week for over four years.
2004 Was A Year To Remember For Roger Federer! 🤩 20 years ago today @rogerfederer captured the World No. 1 ranking for the FIRST time and never looked back! https://t.co/lDRU0e0mIG
On this day in 2020, Novak Djokovic won his eighth #AusOpen 🏆 and 17th major 🏆 overall! Djokovic d. Thiem 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 https://t.co/z4jHcUTpRu
On this day in 2004, @rogerfederer became World No. 1 for the first time! He held that ranking for a 310 total weeks during his career 🤯 https://t.co/98l04zudJ0
FED-IVERSARY❗ On February 2nd, 2004, exactly 20 years ago to this day, 🇨🇭 Roger Federer rose to #1 on the ATP rankings for the first time after capturing his second career Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. 🏆 He then *stayed* at #1 every week for FOUR AND A HALF YEARS:
On February 2nd, 2004, exactly 20 years ago to this day, 🇨🇭 Roger Federer rose to #1 for the first time after a 12-month period that saw him win 80 matches and 8 titles—including his first 2 majors at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. 🏆🏆 He then stayed #1 for OVER FOUR YEARS: