5 lesser-known Roger Federer records

#3 First player in Open Era to lose finals at all 4 Slams

While it's a well-known fact that Federer is one of five players in the Open Era to have won all four Grand Slams, it is perhaps a lesser-known fact that the Swiss maestro is the first player to come up short in the finals of all the four Majors.

Federer lost his first Slam final at 2006 Roland Garros to Rafael Nadal. The same man was also responsible for Federer's first defeats in the finals at Wimbledon (2008) and Australian Open (2009), before Juan Martin del Potro completed Federer's 'quadruple' with a five-set victory in the 2009 US Open final.

Andy Murray (2010 Australian Open, 2016 Roland Garros, 2012 Wimbledon, 2008 US Open) is the only other player to have lost finals at all four Grand Slam tournaments. Novak Djokovic came within a set of joining the duo when the Serb fell behind 2 sets to 1 against Dominic Thiem in the 2020 Australian Open, but he recovered to win a record-extending 8th title at the tournament.

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