Federer's career reached another
milestone today, as the Swiss got to dispute his 1000th professional
match. Tackling Argentinean Juan Martin del
Potro in their quarterfinal date, Roger must have been under a lot of pressure going into this
clash. Not only was he meeting one of the sharpest opponents on the
tour, but considering all the frenzy generated by the occasion, the
expectations were huge. A loss just wouldn't do justice to this amazing
achievement, thus the former world number 1 was determined to prevent anyone from spoiling his celebration.
Carrying
the kind of form that made him invincible since last year's US Open
semifinal defeat to Djokovic, Federer never looked troubled by the
powerful Argentinean. He eased through a straight sets victory to collect his 814th career win. The 6-4,6-3,6-2 triumph marked also a sweet revenge for his epic failure to del Potro in the 2009 Flushing Meadows final.
Even
though he came to Melbourne under a cloud of doubts regarding his
fitness, his level this week has been impressive. He looks to have
shrugged off the back injury that forced him to retire in Doha, marching
through the draw without dropping a set. After his last two stellar performances, i.e. against Tomic and, respectively, del Potro, Federer is signalling once more the seriousness of his quest for another Grand Slam title. He goes on to play archrival Rafael Nadal next and I am sure that the Swiss wouldn't be satisfied with anything less than to dismiss the Spaniard and book his place in Sunday's final.
On the eve of what would surely be an entertaining contest, let's take some time and congratulate Roger on his latest accomplishment. Cheers, Federer! To many more records to come! The 100th Tennis Moods post goes to you!
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