Roger Federer has been regarded by many pundits, coaches, and past and present players as the greatest tennis player of all time. He dominated the game at his peak and has won more Grand Slam tournament titles (19) than any other men's singles player. He is also the first men's singles player to have reached ten consecutive Grand Slam tournament finals and a total of 29 Grand Slam finals. He spent the most amount of time in the Open Era at the top of the ATP Rankings (302 weeks). He also holds the record for the most titles (6) at the year-end tournament, where only the year-end eight highest-ranked players participate. Federer was ranked among the top eight players in the world continuously for 14 years and two weeks; from 14 October 2002 till 31 October 2016, when injuries forced him to skip much of the 2016 season.
Federer has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite Award a record 14 times consecutively (2003–2016) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (voted for by the players) a record 12 times (2004–2009, 2011–2016), both being awards indicative of respect and popularity. He also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award twice in 2006 and 2013. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008). Federer is at times referred to as the Federer Express, shortened to Fed Express or FedEx, and the Swiss Maestro or just Maestro.
In 2016, he was ranked by ESPN as the greatest male or female tennis player ever.After his victory over Rafael Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open Final, John McEnroe concluded that "Federer cemented himself as the greatest player of all time".
Federer has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite Award a record 14 times consecutively (2003–2016) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (voted for by the players) a record 12 times (2004–2009, 2011–2016), both being awards indicative of respect and popularity. He also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award twice in 2006 and 2013. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008). Federer is at times referred to as the Federer Express, shortened to Fed Express or FedEx, and the Swiss Maestro or just Maestro.
In 2016, he was ranked by ESPN as the greatest male or female tennis player ever.After his victory over Rafael Nadal in the 2017 Australian Open Final, John McEnroe concluded that "Federer cemented himself as the greatest player of all time".