CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Federer’s last Grand Slam win was the 2018 Australian Open, where he beat Marin Cilic in straight sets. The Swiss player’s Grand Slam titles break up: eight Wimbledon, six Australian Open, five U.S. Open and one French Open. His Grand Slam finals loss count of 11 is the joint highest with Ivan Lendl and Novak Djokovic.

Detailed explanation-2: -Federer won 103 ATP singles titles including 20 major singles titles, 28 ATP Masters titles, and a shared record of six ATP Finals. Federer was also a gold medalist in men’s doubles with Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medalist in men’s singles at the 2012 London Olympics.

Detailed explanation-3: -The win at French Open 2009 helped the Swiss ace complete his Career Grand Slam six years after his maiden Major triumph. Federer, the London 2012 men’s singles silver medallist and Beijing 2008 men’s doubles gold medallist, won his final Grand Slam at the Australian Open 2018.

Detailed explanation-4: -After winning his first major title at the Wimbledon Championships in 2003, Federer clinched a whopping total of 20 Grand Slam titles in his career. The tennis world witnessed Federer’s final and 20th Grand Slam title win in 2018 after he won the season opening major tournament, the Australian Open.