The Gentleman Magazine Issue 7 | February 2018 | Page 44

ROLEX CONGRATULATES
TESTIMONEE ROGER FEDERER
ON HIS 6TH AUSTRALIAN OPEN
SINGLES TITLE
Roger Federer continues to rewrite tennis history after
extending his record haul of Grand Slam men’s singles titles to
20 with his victory at the Australian Open.
Playing in his seventh singles final in Melbourne, the Swiss
phenomenon further enhanced his reputation as the one of
the greatest champions of all time with his five-set victory
over Serbia’s Marin Čilić, the same player he defeated at The
Championships, Wimbledon, last year to claim his eighth title
on the hallowed turf of the All England Club.
In defeating Čilić to claim back-to-back Australian Open titles,
Federer joined Australian Roy Emerson and Serbia’s Novak
Djokovic as a six-time winner of the trophy.
Throughout his stellar career, Federer has enjoyed special
relationships with the two tournaments at the heart of the
Rolex brand, namely Wimbledon and the Australian Open.
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It was Federer who dubbed the latter “the happy Slam”, a
reference to the festive atmosphere enjoyed by players and
fans alike at the opening Grand Slam tournament of the year,
played each January below brilliant blue skies at the height of
the Australian summer.
Federer has enjoyed his visits to Australia more than most,
especially of late. It was at Rod Laver Arena last January that he
embarked on a remarkable year of renaissance, defeating long-
time rival Rafael Nadal in an epic five-set match to claim the
first of two Grand Slam titles and a return to the top 10.
Associated with Rolex since 2001, Federer is indisputably a
tennis legend. Among his achievements, he has spent 302
weeks in total as World No. 1, including 237 consecutively
between February 2004 and August 2008.
Since his maiden Grand Slam tournament victory at
Wimbledon in 2003, he has exemplified sporting greatness.
, Security in Motion”