Roger Federer: 'Grown from strength to strength'

American Pete Sampras finished the season in first place from 1993 to 1998 (the only player to do so for six consecutive years) and will now share his record with Djokovic. As for Roger Federer, the Swiss finished in number one for the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Nadal did so in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019. “Finishing the season in first place in the standings is one of the most impressive results of our sport ”, said the president of the ATP Andrea Gaudenzi,“ which requires an excellent performance throughout the season. Watching Novak do it six times and match Sampras's figure is simply incredible, he continues to solidify his place in the history books. " In this 2020 much compromised by the global Coronavirus pandemic, Djokovic won the ATP Cup, the Australian Open, Dubai, Cincinnati and Rome. At the US Open, an event in which he was the clear favorite given the heavy absences of Nadal and Federer, he was disqualified in the round of 16 after hitting - involuntarily - a line judge. At Roland Garros he lost in the final to Nadal, who beat him with a very hard score of 6-0 6-2 7-5. Arriving in Vienna, a tournament he had not played since 2007, Nole was surprised in the quarter-finals by our Lorenzo Sonego, who prevailed 6-2 6-1. Djokovic is currently in the running to break Federer's record in terms of weeks spent at the top of the ATP rankings: the Belgrade must maintain his position until next spring, when overtaking will be assured. 2021 will see the return of Roger Federer, who in recent months has undergone two surgeries on his right knee and has not played since the conclusion of the Australian Open.

Federer on his entrepreneurship journey

In October this year, a new sneaker ‘Roger Federer Clubhouse’ was launched with his purpose of targeting the youth. Recently, the 20-time Grand Slam champion participated in the On running Chinese Taobao Tmall live event to introduce a special edition for the “Double11” shopping event. “Very naturally, to be honest. I have seen On grow here in Switzerland in the last ten years. They have grown from strength to strength. Me obviously being coming from sports, I have seen this. I have seen more friends and family wearing their shoes.” said Roger Federer. Talking about his partnership with On, Federer remarked: “It’s been a wonderful relationship so far, its great to be a partner with On. The timing is quite ideal for both of us, and I am really enjoying the process so far.” 

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