5 records held by Roger Federer that may never be broken

Roger Federer eased into the pages of tennis history yet again and is still adding several to it.

After winning his 20th Grand Slam in Australia with the usual elegance and finesse expected of him, the Swiss Maestro decided to play in the 45th ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament that is taking place in Rotterdam currently.

Rotterdam wasn't on the tour chart for Federer but, in a sudden change of decisions, the 36-year-old, fresh off his surreal 6th and Australian Open victory, looked to race in and topple the injured World No. 1 Rafael Nadal off his pedestal, by simply making it to the semi-finals of the ATP event.

And as per plan, he went on to make it to the semi-finals, beating Dutch player Robin Hasse in the quarter-finals, and reclaimed his World No.1 ranking to become the oldest tennis player of the professional era to be the top-ranked player.

Besides being the man who has the best win-loss record in Grand Slams to being the man who has the most number of appearances in Majors to a 65+ match wins at all four Slams to 332 Grand Slam match wins overall, Federer is a man for whom the record books were recreated.

Keeping our patience for just a week longer, let us take a quick look at five of the grandest records which the King Of Grass has to his name which will require quite some time to break and re-establish!

#1 Most number of Grand Slams won by any male player

Roger Federer is the only male player with 20 Grand Slam titles

During the beginning of last year, when he was making his comeback after a 6-month injury layoff, most tennis pundits had begun to write Roger Federer's tennis obituary. Before taking the break, he had started showing signs that he was in the twilight of his career, but his comeback has been nothing short of a dream run.

Proving everyone wrong, ever since his return, the 36-year-old man set off on a conquest winning three of the four Grand Slam titles he has played in and finished as a quarterfinalist in one of them.

Federer likes setting and breaking his own records one would think, as he sits decked with 20 Grand Slam titles with nobody in the vicinity to rob him off this prestigious glory. Moreover, most of the active top male players have been nursing injuries, including closest competitor, 15-time Grand Slam Champion and arch-nemesis, Rafael Nadal.

#2 Most number of weeks spent at the World Number 1 position

Roger Federer holds the record for spending the most number of weeks as No.1

Roger Federer has a thing for records and even till a few years back when the competition was relatively slack, his dominance over the sport made him prowl around as the World Number 1 for a record 302 weeks overall and another record of 237 consecutive weeks spent in the top spot.

This is another feat which few can achieve. Pete Sampras previously held the record for being the top-seeded player for 286 weeks overall while his best streak was only 102 weeks.

Ideally, for someone to break this record, he has to dominate world tennis for at least five years at a stretch and then spend some more time on the top!

Federer is now eyeing to become the oldest Number 1 player if he manages to get through to the semis of the upcoming ATP Rotterdam event and earn the 155 points, that is keeping him from this record.

#3 Most number of Wimbledon titles won by any player

Roger has won 8 Wimbledon titles, the highest by any player

For a player who has been the only one to make it to 11 Wimbledon Finals and winning a record 8 titles there, Federer surely has inscribed his name repeatedly on the grass turf and earned himself the title of the King Of Grass.

The legend has an all-time record nine Halle Open wins and 17 grass court titles that further cement his position as the deserving King. Federer has the longest grass court winning streak which spans from 2003 to 2008 where he won 65 consecutive matches before being halted en-route to his 66th win in the famous 2008 Federer-Nadal final where the Spaniard overcame.

Again, to equal Federer's feat at Wimbledon, one will take a minimum of eight years. Even his closest competitors, Novak Djokovic (3), Nadal (2) and Andy Murray (2) are some distance away.

#4 Record number of Grand Slam singles Final/Semi-Final/Quarter-Final appearances

Roger has record appearances in Grand Slam Finals, Semis and Quarters

The most breathtaking of all stats is the one which tries to keep track of the record number of Final, Semi Final and Quarter Final appearances by the Swiss Maestro. In a professional career spanning nearly 20 years, this legend has been the only one to make it to 30 Grand Slam finals, 43 Grand Slam semi-finals and a whopping 52 Grand Slam quarter-finals and he is still around to race to many more! Phew!

Federer also holds the record of the two longest streaks of consecutive Grand Slam finals appearances in history at 10 consecutive appearances, and another at 8 consecutive appearances from 2005 to 2007. He has also made it to 23 consecutive men's Grand Slam semifinals and 36 consecutive men's Grand Slam quarter-finals, records that highlight his consistency over the years.

#5 Federer has NEVER retired during a match

The legend has never retired from a match

Roger Federer, who is arguably the best player that tennis has produced, has had the favour of luck on his side and has never had to face any major injury in most of his professional life. Leading an injury-free career spanning close to two decades, the Swiss maestro holds the rare record of never having retired from a match!

He has played a total of 1389 matches, boasting a win-loss record of 1139-250 but he has never actually retired in between a match.

This is one very difficult thing to maintain especially in a sport which demands your physical and mental strength. But Federer is a legend for a reason and with every such record achieved he makes us believe why he is the greatest of all time.