Toast Masters Meeting

Being the Table Topic Master

On the 6th of April 2011 which was a Wednesday we had our Toastmaster meeting after a gap of two weeks. I decided to be the table topic master where you have to ask all the members of the club and all guests present random questions which need to be answered by everyone as their name is called out. The members and guests have to speak on the topic for a maximum of 2 minutes.

Theme of meeting

I have been the table topic master previously and enjoy asking different types of questions. We do have a theme for the meeting and the table topic questions are based on that. This time round the President of the Toastmaster’s Club asked me to select a theme for the meeting. I decided to go for Enjoy Life.

General questions on life

My questions were simple and mostly to do with the pleasures of life. It is important to keep the table topic questions simple and short according to the manual of the Toastmaster, enabling the members to talk on the topic without much problem. I started the questions by asking a few on the event which has kept all of us engrossed and totally focused on it. I am talking about the World Cup of cricket.

World Cup mania

The India Pakistan match was seen by everyone and I made sure to have a question on the match. After some questions on the World Cup, I decided to change the flavor of questions to something regarding the theme of the meeting. My questions were on different ways of enjoying life including friends, movies, having a role model, spending free time and the turning point in your life.

Getting Appreciation from Members

The questions were enjoyed by the members and after the meeting I was applauded by them. After the meeting a few of the members came up to me and really encouraged me and appreciated my questions. The President of The Toastmasters Club who is a very dear friend of mine and has always admires me a lot. He was telling some of the new comers about me being one of the favorite members of the club.

Pivotal Change in Life

This is why I always love going to the Toastmasters Meetings. The warmth and the encouragement I get from the other members really make’s my day. They appreciate the fact that I am the only one on a wheelchair and they appreciate the effort I make in coming. The senior members always encourage me to give me more speeches. The Toastmasters has a great significance in my life as it is helped me to improve my public speaking to a great extent. I always look forward to coming to the Toastmasters and learning something new. The Toastmasters Club has changed my life for the better.

Toast Masters Meeting

Being the Table Topic Master

On the 6th of April 2011 which was a Wednesday we had our Toastmaster meeting after a gap of two weeks. I decided to be the table topic master where you have to ask all the members of the club and all guests present random questions which need to be answered by everyone as their name is called out. The members and guests have to speak on the topic for a maximum of 2 minutes.

Theme of meeting

I have been the table topic master previously and enjoy asking different types of questions. We do have a theme for the meeting and the table topic questions are based on that. This time round the President of the Toastmaster’s Club asked me to select a theme for the meeting. I decided to go for Enjoy Life.

General questions on life

My questions were simple and mostly to do with the pleasures of life. It is important to keep the table topic questions simple and short according to the manual of the Toastmaster, enabling the members to talk on the topic without much problem. I started the questions by asking a few on the event which has kept all of us engrossed and totally focused on it. I am talking about the World Cup of cricket.

World Cup mania

The India Pakistan match was seen by everyone and I made sure to have a question on the match. After some questions on the World Cup, I decided to change the flavor of questions to something regarding the theme of the meeting. My questions were on different ways of enjoying life including friends, movies, having a role model, spending free time and the turning point in your life.

Getting Appreciation from Members

The questions were enjoyed by the members and after the meeting I was applauded by them. After the meeting a few of the members came up to me and really encouraged me and appreciated my questions. The President of The Toastmasters Club who is a very dear friend of mine and has always admires me a lot. He was telling some of the new comers about me being one of the favorite members of the club.

Pivotal Change in Life

This is why I always love going to the Toastmasters Meetings. The warmth and the encouragement I get from the other members really make’s my day. They appreciate the fact that I am the only one on a wheelchair and they appreciate the effort I make in coming. The senior members always encourage me to give me more speeches. The Toastmasters has a great significance in my life as it is helped me to improve my public speaking to a great extent. I always look forward to coming to the Toastmasters and learning something new. The Toastmasters Club has changed my life for the better.

Toast Masters Meeting

Being the Table Topic Master

On the 6th of April 2011 which was a Wednesday we had our Toastmaster meeting after a gap of two weeks. I decided to be the table topic master where you have to ask all the members of the club and all guests present random questions which need to be answered by everyone as their name is called out. The members and guests have to speak on the topic for a maximum of 2 minutes.

Theme of meeting

I have been the table topic master previously and enjoy asking different types of questions. We do have a theme for the meeting and the table topic questions are based on that. This time round the President of the Toastmaster’s Club asked me to select a theme for the meeting. I decided to go for Enjoy Life.

General questions on life

My questions were simple and mostly to do with the pleasures of life. It is important to keep the table topic questions simple and short according to the manual of the Toastmaster, enabling the members to talk on the topic without much problem. I started the questions by asking a few on the event which has kept all of us engrossed and totally focused on it. I am talking about the World Cup of cricket.

World Cup mania

The India Pakistan match was seen by everyone and I made sure to have a question on the match. After some questions on the World Cup, I decided to change the flavor of questions to something regarding the theme of the meeting. My questions were on different ways of enjoying life including friends, movies, having a role model, spending free time and the turning point in your life.

Getting Appreciation from Members

The questions were enjoyed by the members and after the meeting I was applauded by them. After the meeting a few of the members came up to me and really encouraged me and appreciated my questions. The President of The Toastmasters Club who is a very dear friend of mine and has always admires me a lot. He was telling some of the new comers about me being one of the favorite members of the club.

Pivotal Change in Life

This is why I always love going to the Toastmasters Meetings. The warmth and the encouragement I get from the other members really make’s my day. They appreciate the fact that I am the only one on a wheelchair and they appreciate the effort I make in coming. The senior members always encourage me to give me more speeches. The Toastmasters has a great significance in my life as it is helped me to improve my public speaking to a great extent. I always look forward to coming to the Toastmasters and learning something new. The Toastmasters Club has changed my life for the better.

India the Deserving Winners of the Cricket World Cup 2011

India the deserving winners

India bought an end to their 28 year drought of not having won the World Cup. They defeated the Sri Lankan team by 6 wickets to clinch the World Cup for the 2^nd time after 1983. It was a thoroughly professional and matured performance by the men in blue throughout the tournament. They were led fittingly by the captain in the final and ended up as the deserving winners.

Pressure of chasing

Coming to the final itself Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first. They managed to post a healthy 274 in their 50 overs due to a brilliant hundred by Jaywerdene. During the interval there were mixed feelings as to who is going to win the final. India had the best batting line up in the world they and were known for their run chasing. This was however the World Cup final and no team had chased such a big score of over 270 in the final before.

The pressure was truly on India with the massive crowd support and expectations. The pressure intensified with the loss of Sewag and Tendulkar early on. There was no fairly tale ending to the World Cup final for Tendulkar in the form of scoring his 100^th century in international cricket. It was left to the young guns in the form of Gambhir, Kohli and the captain to see India through. What followed was high class batting and showing the world that India truly deserved to win the World Cup.

Leading from the front

Dhoni had come in to bat before Yuvraj and it indeed was a big gamble. Dhoni had a highest score of 34 up to the final. He had saved the best for last and played truly a captain’s knock and one to savoir. Coupled with aggression and defense Dhoni led from the front with his brilliant batting. The former captain of Pakistan Imran Khan says that a captain’s performance is reflected in the team’s performance and a captain should always lead from the front. In the end India comfortably won by 6 wickets and became the first host country to win a World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar: A living legend

“The team has won the World Cup for Tendulkar echoed all the players of India. The Indian Players took a lap of honor for Tendulkar upon winning the World Cup. As one Indian player rightly said “Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years and it is time we carried him on our shoulders". It indeed was a dream come true for Tendulkar to win the World Cup in front of his home town in Mumbai. Before the World Cup begun Tendulkar had said his only dream was to become a part of the Indian team which wins the World Cup. This was Tendulkar’s sixth and final world cup. Yuvraj Singh who was named the player of the World Cup said that Tendulkar was the inspiration behind his performance.

Ice Cool M.S. Dhoni

In conclusion I would like to talk about the ice cool captain of India M.S. Dhoni. He has lifted this Indian team from the bottom into World beaters. He has won the twenty/ twenty World Cup for India made them the no. one team in test cricket and now through his majestic batting in the final has led India to being the World Cup Champions in one day cricket. It would be not wrong to say that Dhoni is the most successful captain of Indian cricket. As I said before, this Indian team has been totally transformed from being one which used to scumb to crowd pressures to the Kings of cricket. The one man responsible for bringing about this change in the Indian team has to be their ice cool captain M.S. Dhoni.

India the Deserving Winners of the Cricket World Cup 2011

India the deserving winners

India bought an end to their 28 year drought of not having won the World Cup. They defeated the Sri Lankan team by 6 wickets to clinch the World Cup for the 2^nd time after 1983. It was a thoroughly professional and matured performance by the men in blue throughout the tournament. They were led fittingly by the captain in the final and ended up as the deserving winners.

Pressure of chasing

Coming to the final itself Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first. They managed to post a healthy 274 in their 50 overs due to a brilliant hundred by Jaywerdene. During the interval there were mixed feelings as to who is going to win the final. India had the best batting line up in the world they and were known for their run chasing. This was however the World Cup final and no team had chased such a big score of over 270 in the final before.

The pressure was truly on India with the massive crowd support and expectations. The pressure intensified with the loss of Sewag and Tendulkar early on. There was no fairly tale ending to the World Cup final for Tendulkar in the form of scoring his 100^th century in international cricket. It was left to the young guns in the form of Gambhir, Kohli and the captain to see India through. What followed was high class batting and showing the world that India truly deserved to win the World Cup.

Leading from the front

Dhoni had come in to bat before Yuvraj and it indeed was a big gamble. Dhoni had a highest score of 34 up to the final. He had saved the best for last and played truly a captain’s knock and one to savoir. Coupled with aggression and defense Dhoni led from the front with his brilliant batting. The former captain of Pakistan Imran Khan says that a captain’s performance is reflected in the team’s performance and a captain should always lead from the front. In the end India comfortably won by 6 wickets and became the first host country to win a World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar: A living legend

“The team has won the World Cup for Tendulkar echoed all the players of India. The Indian Players took a lap of honor for Tendulkar upon winning the World Cup. As one Indian player rightly said “Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years and it is time we carried him on our shoulders". It indeed was a dream come true for Tendulkar to win the World Cup in front of his home town in Mumbai. Before the World Cup begun Tendulkar had said his only dream was to become a part of the Indian team which wins the World Cup. This was Tendulkar’s sixth and final world cup. Yuvraj Singh who was named the player of the World Cup said that Tendulkar was the inspiration behind his performance.

Ice Cool M.S. Dhoni

In conclusion I would like to talk about the ice cool captain of India M.S. Dhoni. He has lifted this Indian team from the bottom into World beaters. He has won the twenty/ twenty World Cup for India made them the no. one team in test cricket and now through his majestic batting in the final has led India to being the World Cup Champions in one day cricket. It would be not wrong to say that Dhoni is the most successful captain of Indian cricket. As I said before, this Indian team has been totally transformed from being one which used to scumb to crowd pressures to the Kings of cricket. The one man responsible for bringing about this change in the Indian team has to be their ice cool captain M.S. Dhoni.

India the Deserving Winners of the Cricket World Cup 2011

India the deserving winners

India bought an end to their 28 year drought of not having won the World Cup. They defeated the Sri Lankan team by 6 wickets to clinch the World Cup for the 2^nd time after 1983. It was a thoroughly professional and matured performance by the men in blue throughout the tournament. They were led fittingly by the captain in the final and ended up as the deserving winners.

Pressure of chasing

Coming to the final itself Sri Lanka won the toss and batted first. They managed to post a healthy 274 in their 50 overs due to a brilliant hundred by Jaywerdene. During the interval there were mixed feelings as to who is going to win the final. India had the best batting line up in the world they and were known for their run chasing. This was however the World Cup final and no team had chased such a big score of over 270 in the final before.

The pressure was truly on India with the massive crowd support and expectations. The pressure intensified with the loss of Sewag and Tendulkar early on. There was no fairly tale ending to the World Cup final for Tendulkar in the form of scoring his 100^th century in international cricket. It was left to the young guns in the form of Gambhir, Kohli and the captain to see India through. What followed was high class batting and showing the world that India truly deserved to win the World Cup.

Leading from the front

Dhoni had come in to bat before Yuvraj and it indeed was a big gamble. Dhoni had a highest score of 34 up to the final. He had saved the best for last and played truly a captain’s knock and one to savoir. Coupled with aggression and defense Dhoni led from the front with his brilliant batting. The former captain of Pakistan Imran Khan says that a captain’s performance is reflected in the team’s performance and a captain should always lead from the front. In the end India comfortably won by 6 wickets and became the first host country to win a World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar: A living legend

“The team has won the World Cup for Tendulkar echoed all the players of India. The Indian Players took a lap of honor for Tendulkar upon winning the World Cup. As one Indian player rightly said “Tendulkar has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years and it is time we carried him on our shoulders". It indeed was a dream come true for Tendulkar to win the World Cup in front of his home town in Mumbai. Before the World Cup begun Tendulkar had said his only dream was to become a part of the Indian team which wins the World Cup. This was Tendulkar’s sixth and final world cup. Yuvraj Singh who was named the player of the World Cup said that Tendulkar was the inspiration behind his performance.

Ice Cool M.S. Dhoni

In conclusion I would like to talk about the ice cool captain of India M.S. Dhoni. He has lifted this Indian team from the bottom into World beaters. He has won the twenty/ twenty World Cup for India made them the no. one team in test cricket and now through his majestic batting in the final has led India to being the World Cup Champions in one day cricket. It would be not wrong to say that Dhoni is the most successful captain of Indian cricket. As I said before, this Indian team has been totally transformed from being one which used to scumb to crowd pressures to the Kings of cricket. The one man responsible for bringing about this change in the Indian team has to be their ice cool captain M.S. Dhoni.

World Cup Cricket 2011

End of the campaign for Pakistan

It is the end of the road for the Pakistan cricket team in the World Cup. Defeat to India in the semi finals signaled the end of the campaign for the green team. A loss against arch rivals India does leave a bitter taste in our mouths but the fact of the matter is that we were outplayed by a better team on the day. I will analyze the match in brief.

A War Without Weapons

Never before in a World Cup had such hype of so much magnitude been created before the match. Being a Pakistan India match emotions on both sides of the continent were running high and there was huge pressure on both the teams. The media of both the countries were having shows with cricket experts being invited to give their comments and a constant mind games were being played by the media. The match was being treated as a war without weapons which in my opinion should not be the case. A match should be treated like one and one should realize that winning and losing are part and parcel of the game.

Catches Win Matches

Coming to the match itself as someone rightfully put it “Pakistan let it slip through their fterally”. Pakistan’s fielding in the match was atrocious. There are some rules in life you cannot defy, some batsmen you really cannot give a chance to. And if you give Sachin Tendulkar four chances - not one but four! - you cannot expect to win a game, no matter what else you do. It was one of Tendulkar's least fluent recent innings as well, but in the drops of Misbah, Younis Khan - their two best catchers -Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal, went the game. It is as simple as that.

It is sad - but also predictable - that ultimately it came down to Pakistan's fielding, for that is the one area they have really worked hard on in training and actually thought about methodically, making sure for once of placing the rigeht fielders in the right places. Younger players have come in who genuinely enjoy fielding, a couple of older ones have led the way.

Expect Miracles

There were other reasons for the defeat also, which included some horrid and rash strokes played by our well set batsmen to get out. Also included is the delay in taking the batting power play and the innings played by Misbah which remains a mystery to me. Like I said it is our poor fielding which has to take the cake. If they are skilled and contrary enough to get away with it against most sides and players, to expect to do so against the game's greatest modern-day batsman, in such a setting, is to expect miracles.

India favorites

India has to be given the credit for playing so well under extreme pressure. They handled their nerves in a very positive way and came out on top. I would say this is a different and improved Indian team compared to the 87 and 96 World Cups when they lost in the semi finals due to pressure expectations of the home crowd. They have defied the pressure this time and must be favorites to win the World Cup for a second time. Their victory over Pakistan and Australia in their last two matches have really made them battle hardened with their confidence being sky high.

Beyond Expectations

In conclusion I would like to congratulate Pakistan on reaching the semi final of the World Cup when no one had given them a chance. Winning and losing is a part of the game and the important thing is to learn from your mistakes and not to repeat them again.

I saw the match at Sind Club and all the youngsters present there were wearing the Pakistani jersey and with their faces painted in green. There was a feeling of expectation and people were cheering and partying before the match began. As the match drew to it’s conclusion a look of resignation and disappointment was visible on people’s faces.

Cricket is the winner

We have shown to be united as a nation supporting our team Pakistan. I hope and pray that not only cricket unites us but political issues including our ties with India. Seeing the two Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan watch the match together was very encouraging and cricket was the ultimate winner in the end.

World Cup Cricket 2011

End of the campaign for Pakistan

It is the end of the road for the Pakistan cricket team in the World Cup. Defeat to India in the semi finals signaled the end of the campaign for the green team. A loss against arch rivals India does leave a bitter taste in our mouths but the fact of the matter is that we were outplayed by a better team on the day. I will analyze the match in brief.

A War Without Weapons

Never before in a World Cup had such hype of so much magnitude been created before the match. Being a Pakistan India match emotions on both sides of the continent were running high and there was huge pressure on both the teams. The media of both the countries were having shows with cricket experts being invited to give their comments and a constant mind games were being played by the media. The match was being treated as a war without weapons which in my opinion should not be the case. A match should be treated like one and one should realize that winning and losing are part and parcel of the game.

Catches Win Matches

Coming to the match itself as someone rightfully put it “Pakistan let it slip through their fterally”. Pakistan’s fielding in the match was atrocious. There are some rules in life you cannot defy, some batsmen you really cannot give a chance to. And if you give Sachin Tendulkar four chances - not one but four! - you cannot expect to win a game, no matter what else you do. It was one of Tendulkar's least fluent recent innings as well, but in the drops of Misbah, Younis Khan - their two best catchers -Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal, went the game. It is as simple as that.

It is sad - but also predictable - that ultimately it came down to Pakistan's fielding, for that is the one area they have really worked hard on in training and actually thought about methodically, making sure for once of placing the rigeht fielders in the right places. Younger players have come in who genuinely enjoy fielding, a couple of older ones have led the way.

Expect Miracles

There were other reasons for the defeat also, which included some horrid and rash strokes played by our well set batsmen to get out. Also included is the delay in taking the batting power play and the innings played by Misbah which remains a mystery to me. Like I said it is our poor fielding which has to take the cake. If they are skilled and contrary enough to get away with it against most sides and players, to expect to do so against the game's greatest modern-day batsman, in such a setting, is to expect miracles.

India favorites

India has to be given the credit for playing so well under extreme pressure. They handled their nerves in a very positive way and came out on top. I would say this is a different and improved Indian team compared to the 87 and 96 World Cups when they lost in the semi finals due to pressure expectations of the home crowd. They have defied the pressure this time and must be favorites to win the World Cup for a second time. Their victory over Pakistan and Australia in their last two matches have really made them battle hardened with their confidence being sky high.

Beyond Expectations

In conclusion I would like to congratulate Pakistan on reaching the semi final of the World Cup when no one had given them a chance. Winning and losing is a part of the game and the important thing is to learn from your mistakes and not to repeat them again.

I saw the match at Sind Club and all the youngsters present there were wearing the Pakistani jersey and with their faces painted in green. There was a feeling of expectation and people were cheering and partying before the match began. As the match drew to it’s conclusion a look of resignation and disappointment was visible on people’s faces.

Cricket is the winner

We have shown to be united as a nation supporting our team Pakistan. I hope and pray that not only cricket unites us but political issues including our ties with India. Seeing the two Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan watch the match together was very encouraging and cricket was the ultimate winner in the end.

World Cup Cricket 2011

End of the campaign for Pakistan

It is the end of the road for the Pakistan cricket team in the World Cup. Defeat to India in the semi finals signaled the end of the campaign for the green team. A loss against arch rivals India does leave a bitter taste in our mouths but the fact of the matter is that we were outplayed by a better team on the day. I will analyze the match in brief.

A War Without Weapons

Never before in a World Cup had such hype of so much magnitude been created before the match. Being a Pakistan India match emotions on both sides of the continent were running high and there was huge pressure on both the teams. The media of both the countries were having shows with cricket experts being invited to give their comments and a constant mind games were being played by the media. The match was being treated as a war without weapons which in my opinion should not be the case. A match should be treated like one and one should realize that winning and losing are part and parcel of the game.

Catches Win Matches

Coming to the match itself as someone rightfully put it “Pakistan let it slip through their fterally”. Pakistan’s fielding in the match was atrocious. There are some rules in life you cannot defy, some batsmen you really cannot give a chance to. And if you give Sachin Tendulkar four chances - not one but four! - you cannot expect to win a game, no matter what else you do. It was one of Tendulkar's least fluent recent innings as well, but in the drops of Misbah, Younis Khan - their two best catchers -Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal, went the game. It is as simple as that.

It is sad - but also predictable - that ultimately it came down to Pakistan's fielding, for that is the one area they have really worked hard on in training and actually thought about methodically, making sure for once of placing the rigeht fielders in the right places. Younger players have come in who genuinely enjoy fielding, a couple of older ones have led the way.

Expect Miracles

There were other reasons for the defeat also, which included some horrid and rash strokes played by our well set batsmen to get out. Also included is the delay in taking the batting power play and the innings played by Misbah which remains a mystery to me. Like I said it is our poor fielding which has to take the cake. If they are skilled and contrary enough to get away with it against most sides and players, to expect to do so against the game's greatest modern-day batsman, in such a setting, is to expect miracles.

India favorites

India has to be given the credit for playing so well under extreme pressure. They handled their nerves in a very positive way and came out on top. I would say this is a different and improved Indian team compared to the 87 and 96 World Cups when they lost in the semi finals due to pressure expectations of the home crowd. They have defied the pressure this time and must be favorites to win the World Cup for a second time. Their victory over Pakistan and Australia in their last two matches have really made them battle hardened with their confidence being sky high.

Beyond Expectations

In conclusion I would like to congratulate Pakistan on reaching the semi final of the World Cup when no one had given them a chance. Winning and losing is a part of the game and the important thing is to learn from your mistakes and not to repeat them again.

I saw the match at Sind Club and all the youngsters present there were wearing the Pakistani jersey and with their faces painted in green. There was a feeling of expectation and people were cheering and partying before the match began. As the match drew to it’s conclusion a look of resignation and disappointment was visible on people’s faces.

Cricket is the winner

We have shown to be united as a nation supporting our team Pakistan. I hope and pray that not only cricket unites us but political issues including our ties with India. Seeing the two Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan watch the match together was very encouraging and cricket was the ultimate winner in the end.

Roger Federer: some of his amazing records

Roger Federer: Statistics

1. 1. Was the No. 1 ranked player in the world for a record 237 weeks.

2. Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win at least five consecutive titles at two different Grand Slam tournaments (2003–07 Wimbledon, 2004–08 US Open).^[5]

3. Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win the same two Grand Slam tournaments back to back for four consecutive years (2004–07 Wimbledon and US Open),^[2] surpassing the previous record of Borg for 3 consecutive years (1978-80 FO and Wimbledon)

4 . Federer's victory at the 2004 US Open marked the first time in the open era that any male had won his first four Grand Slam finals.^[6]He eventually won his first seven Grand Slam finals before losing to Rafael Nadal in the 2006 French Open final.^[7]

5 . Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win 6 Grand Slam titles in two years (2006–07), 8 in three years (2004–06, 2005–07), 11 in four years (2004–07), 12 in five years (2003–07, 2004–08), 14 in six years (2004–09), 15 in seven years (2003–09) and 16 in eight years (2003–10). 11 Grand Slam titles in four years is an all-time record, male or female.^{[citation needed]}

6. Federer's 16 Grand Slams in 8 years (2003–10) is an all time male record. Sampras won 14 Grand Slams in the span of 13 years (1990–2002).

7. By entering the final of the 2010 Australian Open, Federer has appeared in an all-time male record 22 Grand Slam finals, beating the previous record of 19 by Ivan Lendl.^[14]

8. Federer is the first male player to appear in more than 19 Grand Slam finals.

9. Federer is the only male player in tennis history to reach the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments in back to back calendar years (2006–07) and only the second in the open era to reach all four finals in a single year after Rod Laver in 1969. In 2009, Federer again appeared in all four Grand Slam finals, becoming the only male player in tennis history to achieve this feat three times in his career (2006–07, 2009).

10. Federer reached an all-time male record ten consecutive Grand Slam finals (2005 Wimbledon - 2007 US Open), breaking the previous male record of seven set by Jack Crawford in 1934 and won eight of them (except 2006 & 07 FO).^[15][16] The previous open era record was four, shared by Laver (1969) and Agassi (2000). During this streak, Federer was never runner up in two consecutive Grand Slams finals.

11. At the 2008 French Open, Federer began another streak of eight consecutive Grand Slam finals (2008 French Open - 2010 Australian Open).

12. Federer is the only male player to appear in eight consecutive Grand Slam finals twice in his career (2005 Wimbledon - 2007 U.S. Open and 2008 French Open - 2010 Australian Open).

13. Federer is the only male player in tennis history to reach at least three Grand Slam finals for four consecutive calendar years and five overall (2004, 2006–09).^[2]

14. Federer has reached an all-time record 18 finals out of 19 Grand Slam tournaments (2005 Wimbledon - 2010 Australian Open, excluding the 2008 Australian Open).^[17] and won twelve of these.

15. Federer (2003–09) is the only man in history to reach seven consecutive Wimbledon finals. During Open era, only Sampras (1993–95, 1997–2000), Becker (1985–86, 1988–90, 1991, 1995) and Federer has reached 7 Wimbledon Finals.

16. Federer is the second male player to reach seven consecutive finals at the same Grand Slam tournament (2003–09 Wimbledon), after Lendl who appeared in a record eight consecutive US Open finals (1982–89).

17. Only Federer (7 Wim & 6 USO finals), Borg (6 FO & 6 Wim finals) and Sampras (7 Wim & 8 USO finals) have appeared in 6 or more finals of two different Grand Slams.

18. During the open era, only Federer (2004–09, 6 years) have appeared in six consecutive US Open men's finals, second only to Lendl eight consecutive US Open Finals(1982–89, 8 years).

19. Federer is the only male player to reach at least six consecutive finals at two different Grand Slam tournaments (2003–09 Wimbledon, 2004–09 US Open).^[2]

20. Slam tournaments.

21. Federer is the only male player to reach the final of all four Grand Slam singles tournament at least four times.

22. Federer (2006–09) and Borg (1978–81) are the only male players to reach the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon back to back for four consecutive years.

23. Federer is the first male player to appear in the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open finals in a calendar year for four consecutive years (2006–09). Borg also reached the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open finals in a calendar year but only for three years (1978, 1980–81).

24. Federer is the first male player to appear in three consecutive Grand Slam Finals (French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) in a calendar year for four consecutive years (2006–09).

25. Federer is the first male player to appear in Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open finals in a calendar year four times in his career (2004, 2006–07, 2009).

26. Federer is the first male player to appear in back to back Wimbledon and US Open finals in a calendar year for six consecutive years (2004–09).

27. Federer is the first male player to appear in two or more Grand Slam finals in a calendar year for six consecutive years (2004–09).^{[citation needed]}

28. Federer is the first male player to appear in record 5 AO finals (2004, 2006-07, 2009-10) during open era.

29. During open era, Federer is the first male player to appear in at least 5 finals of 3 different Grand Slams (5 AO, 7 Wim & 6 USO finals).

30. Federer is the all-time male record 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals holder, (2004 Wimbledon - 2010 Australian Open) breaking the previous male record of 10 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals shared by Ivan Lendl and Rod Laver.^[19] During this streak he has lost to only five players in the majors: Juan Martín del Potro, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Marat Safin, all top 10 players at the time they defeated Federer^[20] and all went on to win the competition in which they beat him. Robin Söderling brought the run to an end with a four set win at the 2010 French Open^[21]

31. Federer has reached seven consecutive Wimbledon semifinals (2003–09), which is an all-time male record.

32. Federer is the first player to reach seven consecutive semifinals in three Grand Slams events (2004–10 AO, 2003-09 Wimbeldon and 2004-10 US Open).

33. Federer is the only male player in the open era to reach five consecutive French Open semifinals (2005–09).

1. Federer has reached eight consecutive Australian Open semifinals (2004–11), which is an open era male record, two more than Lendl (1985–91, 1986 AO was not held due to change in month from Dec to Jan).

2. Federer is the only male player in tennis history to reach at least five consecutive semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments.

3. Federer went 450-75(.857) in sets during his 23 consecutive Grand Slam semis streak.^[23]

34. Federer was No. 1 for 237 weeks during the first period (February 2, 2004 - August 17, 2008) and was No. 1 for 48 weeks during the second period (6 July 2009 - 6 June 2010).

35. Federer is the first player to finish the year as a top two player in the world for eight consecutive years (2003–10).

36. Federer is the first player, male or female, to rank No. 1 for 285 weeks in total in only two periods.

37. Federer has been ranked in the top two in the world for a record 347 consecutive weeks (November 17, 2003 - July 4, 2010).

38. Federer has been ranked in the top two for 372 total weeks, as of Monday 24 January, 2010. Only Pete Sampras (376 weeks) has spent more weeks in total ranked in the top two in the world.^[36][40]

39. Federer is the only man to reach all four Grand Slam finals as both the number 1 ranked player (AO '06, FO '06, W '04, USO '04) and the number 2 ranked player (AO '04, FO '09, W '09, USO '08).

40. Federer has reached a record of 27 consecutive Grand Slam quarter finals.