5 Roger Federer records that could be impossible to beat

Roger Federer is the greatest Tennis player ever, as well as arguably the greatest sportsperson of all time due to his dominance, unmatched longevity, legion of records, and ability to elevate Tennis into a much bigger game.

During his illustrious career, Federer has had countless memorable moments. The Swiss genius has been making and breaking records since he debuted on the ATP tour in 1998.

Whilst there is a chance that some of Federer's records will be broken in the future there are others that will be much more difficult to break.

This article is going to list 5 records set by Roger Federer that will be incredibly tough to beat in the near or distant future.

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#5 237 Consecutive weeks at World #1

Federer is regarded as the Greatest Tennis player ever

Of all of Federer's many records, this may be the hardest to beat. To be world number one is the dream of all tennis players with this accolade showing that at least for a time they were arguably the best in the world.

Getting to the top of the rankings is one thing, but being able to maintain that position for an extended period of time is an even harder task as it shows that the player continued their matchless form to stand head and shoulders above the rest of the tour.

Between 2004-2008 Roger Federer managed to hold the number one ranking for a record 237 consecutive weeks. No player on either the men's tour or women's tour has managed to get even close to this feat with Steffi Graf and Serena Williams coming closest with 186 consecutive weeks.

Williams and Graf would've had to maintain the number one ranking for another year just to match Federer's record with this demonstrating what an awe-inspiring achievement this is for the Swiss Maestro.

This record will be extremely difficult to beat if not impossible as during this period Federer dominated the sport in a way that hasn't been seen in tennis, so for a player to emulate that would be an arduous task and with none of the next-gen players making a real impact on the game yet, it's hard to tell if any of them are up to the challenge.

#4 Winning two Grand Slams 5 times consecutively

Federer won Wimbledon and the US Open 5 times in a row

In 2008 Federer won his 5th consecutive US Open by defeating a young Andy Murray in a clean straight sets victory.

Whilst this is a special achievement in its own right, it becomes even more special when considering that Federer had also won his 5th consecutive Wimbledon just the year before.

Federer's victory over Murray meant he became the first player ever to win 5 consecutive titles at 2 different Grand Slams.

To win 5 consecutive titles at a Grand Slam is one of the rarest feats in tennis with only 4 people in the Open Era achieving this.

However, for Federer to do this at two events is unprecedented and when considering he did this on two different surfaces as well it illustrates his ability to dominate on a multitude of surfaces.

This record will be incredibly difficult to beat and it seems unlikely that it ever will be beaten as it required Federer to produce a previously unheard level of skill dominance over tennis to do it.

#3 Oldest World #1 in the history of Tennis

Federer became the oldest world number one in history in 2018

After narrowly missing out on the world number one spot at the end of 2017 to Rafael Nadal, many were wondering whether it was possible for Federer to regain the number one ranking again.

With Federer playing a reduced schedule on the tour to reach number one would be a difficult task and for the Swiss to have a chance of doing it he would have to win virtually every tournament he played in.

However, with Federer being Federer he did just that and after successfully defending his Australian Open title in 2018 and reaching the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open, Federer overtook Nadal and became the oldest World #1.

If Serena Williams manages to regain her form she could possibly overtake this record. And with the Women's tour still arguably having no dominant force even with Williams' absence from the top of the game, she could fairly easily reach #1 again and pose a threat to Federer's record.

Nevertheless, it would still be a Men's record and with longevity being arguably harder in the Men's game it is hard to see anyone eclipsing Federer's record for a long time if ever.

The only current contenders are Nadal and Djokovic, however with their constant injury setbacks due to their grinding style of tennis it is difficult to tell whether they will be able to compete at such a high level for as long as Federer has.

Furthermore, Federer's achievement of being the oldest number one is not only a testament to how well he has maintained his body into his thirties but also to what a once in a lifetime talent he is. For another to equal or better Federer's record they would require his unnatural skill and effortless play style. It is for that reason as well as all that has been discussed why this record will be nearly impossible to beat.

#2 8 Wimbledon titles (Men's Tennis record)

Federer won a record 8th Wimbledon in 2017

Federer furthered his extraordinary 2017 campaign by finally winning another Wimbledon after 5 years of disappointment.

What's most extraordinary about this win is that in doing so Federer overtook Sampras and Renshaw as the all-time leader in Wimbledon titles for the men's singles.

Federer now stands at 8 Wimbledon titles and with it cements his place as arguably the greatest grass court player of all time.

Although Tennis icon Martina Navratilova stands at 9 records there is still time for Federer to at least equal her record.

Nevertheless, in the men's singles, it is a record and it will be a near impossible one to beat making it one of Federer's greatest records.

To put into perspective how dominant Federer has been at Wimbledon, the Swiss Maestro has won more Wimbledon titles than all of the active players on the men's tour combined.

This emphasizes how difficult it will be for Federer's record haul to be overtaken and given Nadal's abysmal form at Wimbledon over the last 7 years it is next to impossible that he will win another 7 titles, nor is it that plausible that Djokovic will win another 6.

Therefore, it will be down to a next-generation player with time on their side to break this record, but given how long it took the talents of Roger Federer to overtake William Renshaw's century-old record of 7 wins, who's to say this record won't last even longer and given that Federer probably could possibly win more Wimbledon's this record could feasibly reach 10 titles.

#1 Longest gap between first and last time being world #1

Federer became World #1 again at Rotterdam in February 2018

Not only did Federer become the oldest World #1 in 2018, he also broke the record for the longest time between first becoming number one and last becoming number one.

The previous owner of this record was Nadal who has managed a 9-year gap between his first and last stints as number one.

Whilst this is an impressive record it pales in comparison to Federer's record of 14 years between his first and last stints at No. 1.

This is currently a WTA and ATP record, however, if Serena William's manages to return to world #1 then she could break this record, nevertheless it will still be an ATP record and when considering that no one in the men's game has ever maintained such a high level of tennis as Federer has done.

In addition, this record illustrates that Federer has consistently been the best or one of the best players on tour for nearly 15 years and when considering that most of the generational talents before Federer only managed to do this for 10 at best demonstrates how uniquely brilliant Federer is and that there is no guarantee that we will ever see a future player capable of breaking this record.