Year summary 2014 Roger Federer tennis season

1 year summary

1.1 australian open , hard court season

1.1.1 brisbane international
1.1.2 australian open
1.1.3 davis cup world group 1r
1.1.4 dubai tennis championships
1.1.5 indian wells masters
1.1.6 miami open
1.1.7 davis cup world group qf


1.2 spring clay court season , french open

1.2.1 monte-carlo masters
1.2.2 madrid open
1.2.3 italian open
1.2.4 french open


1.3 grass court season , wimbledon

1.3.1 halle open
1.3.2 wimbledon


1.4 north american hard court season , open

1.4.1 canadian open
1.4.2 cincinnati masters
1.4.3 open
1.4.4 davis cup world group sf


1.5 asian swing

1.5.1 shanghai masters


1.6 european indoor season

1.6.1 swiss indoors
1.6.2 paris masters
1.6.3 atp world tour finals
1.6.4 davis cup world group final

year summary
australian open , hard court season

federer @ 2014 australian open.



brisbane international

federer opened season @ brisbane international in brisbane. first match in second round against jarkko nieminen of finland. though nieminen challenged federer in first set aggressive play, federer won first set , went on win next set, , match, handily, continuing undefeated record against nieminen. next played marinko matosevic of australia in quarterfinals , swept him in straight sets under hour, allowing 2 games matosevic. federer next played jérémy chardy of france, whom had defeated in doubles earlier in tournament, first time in singles in semifinals. federer won first set after breaking chardy, chardy matched federer in second set, forcing tiebreak during chardy pulled away federer match. third set looked close, federer found break near end of set , closed out match in under 2 hours. lleyton hewitt won in final against federer.

australian open

federer s next contest men s singles event of 2014 australian open in melbourne. appearance @ 2014 australian open marked record-breaking 57 straight grand slam appearances. finished in semifinals last year, losing andy murray in 5 sets. federer sixth seed in tournament, , began tournament playing australian wildcard james duckworth in first round, breaking him 4 times en route straight-sets win. played blaž kavčič of slovenia in second round. federer swept through first 2 sets, errors in third set allowed kavčič force tiebreak, federer won close out match. federer broke him 6 times in total , won 7 of last 8 points in tiebreak win seventieth match in melbourne. federer played teymuraz gabashvili of russia in third round first time in 6 years. saved 5 break points , broke gabashvili s serve 5 times en route straight-sets victory. federer played jo-wilfried tsonga of france in fourth round, , won in straight sets. federer found breaks in each set, including 1 @ beginning of first set, , dictated @ net, using aggressive play keep tsonga @ bay. win, federer reached eleventh consecutive australian open quarterfinal, , has reached 41 grand slam quarterfinals, tying all-time record held jimmy connors. federer faced andy murray in quarter-finals , defeated him in 4 sets after missing several break opportunities , squandering 2 match points in third set tiebreak. federer lost rafael nadal in semifinals, in straight sets.

davis cup world group 1r

federer make shocking announcement stating participate switzerland in world group, first time doing since 2012. along compatriots stanislas wawrinka, marco chiudinelli , michael lammer switzerland defeat serbia, defeating ilija bozoljac in first round rubber. federer s win switzerland advance play kazakhstan in quarterfinals beating serbia 3–2.

dubai tennis championships

federer defeated djokovic in semifinals of dubai.

after playing in davis cup federer took three-week break , returned competition @ dubai tennis championships. federer won opening match against benjamin becker in opening round ease, , faced radek Štěpánek in second round. after solid first set federer, Štěpánek tied match after winning second-set tiebreak. federer climbed out of three-game deficit in third set, winning 5 straight games seal match. in quarterfinals, federer played first match against lukáš rosol of czech republic. after having serve broken in first game, won next 6 games clinch first set , held serve in second win match in straight sets in under hour. federer faced defending champion novak djokovic in semifinals, , dropped first set djokovic. after rain delay in second set, federer converted breaks in second , third sets against djokovic , won first match against djokovic in 18 months. first time had beaten djokovic after dropping first set. federer played tomáš berdych, had beaten him in semifinals last year. 2 exchanged breaks in first, berdych secured break , won first set. in second set, berdych broke federer again, federer took advantage of errors on berdych s part 2 breaks , level match @ 1 set all. federer claimed crucial break in tighter third set, , held lead win in under 2 hours. federer won record sixth dubai title , won 78th career title, surpassing john mcenroe third-most titles won in open era. win ensured continue streak of winning @ least 1 title per year since 2001.

indian wells masters

federer next played @ indian wells masters in indian wells. after bye in first round, federer played frenchman paul-henri mathieu, , defeated him in straight sets, winning 3 break points , second-set tiebreak. played dmitry tursunov of russia in third round. federer , tursunov both won 2 break points against each other, , tursunov forced tiebreaks in both first , second sets. federer, however, won both of tiebreaks, taking match in straight sets. met tommy haas in fourth round, , won in straight sets, though haas kept match close. federer played kevin anderson of south africa in quarterfinals. in first set, anderson held off federer on numerous break point opportunities, federer broke in last game of set take lead. federer jumped out five-game lead in second set, , won match in straight sets. federer played first-time semifinalist alexandr dolgopolov in semifinals, , raced through match, winning 4 break points , allowing dolgopolov 4 games en route win in on hour. federer narrowly defeated in final novak djokovic in final set tie-break.

miami open

federer next played miami open in miami. played ivo karlović in second round after bye in first round. federer broke karlović in first set and, after holding take lead, defeated karlović in second-set tiebreak. federer cruised quarterfinals, beating thiemo de bakker , richard gasquet both in straight sets. however, in 1 of tour s biggest upsets, kei nishikori improve head-to-head record against federer 2–1, beating federer in 3 sets. unfortunately, nishikori retire before semifinal match, sustaining groin injury during quarterfinal meeting.

davis cup world group qf

switzerland played against kazakhstan in quarterfinals. first time federer had played in davis cup quarterfinals since 2004. federer defeated mikhail kukushkin equalize tie @ 1-1. federer , wawrinka played doubles fell in 4 sets. after wawrinka brought swiss parity @ 2-2, federer tasked winning first deciding fifth live rubber of career. federer led swiss 3-2 victory defeating andrey golubev in straight sets.

spring clay court season , french open
monte-carlo masters

federer began clay season wildcard entry monte-carlo masters. federer experienced great success during second , third round meetings against radek Štěpánek , lukas rosol, defeating both in straight sets. defeated jo-wilfried tsonga set down first time in career, in match failed convert of first 15 break points. ousted world no. 2 , defending champion novak djokovic in semifinals, ending serb s unbeaten run in masters 1000 tournaments dating 2013 shanghai masters. lost fourth monte carlo final, time compatriot stanislas wawrinka.

madrid open

federer seeded 4th, withdrew tournament pregnant wife, mirka. on may 6, announced became parents twins again, time boys – leo , lenny.

italian open

federer next played in rome @ italian open, three-time finalist, including in 2013. seeded 4th. suffered shock defeat jérémy chardy in final-set tiebreaker in second round, after having match point. loss first time in 2014 federer had failed match or better result @ tournament compared previous season.

french open

federer started 2014 french open campaign comfortable straight sets victory on lukas lacko. followed straight sets victory on argentine qualifier diego sebastien schwartzman in second round. federer defeated dimitry tursunov in third round in 4 sets, in first meeting on clay court. federer upset in fourth round ernest gulbis, leveled head head record victory in 5 sets. loss snapped federer s streak of 9 straight french open quarterfinals.

grass court season , wimbledon

federer @ 2014 wimbledon championships.



halle open

following first round bye, federer came set down defeat joao sousa. after receiving walkover in quarterfinals, federer defeated fourth seed kei nishikori reach ninth singles final @ halle open. federer defended title , won record seventh halle open singles title, beating alejandro falla in final in 2 tiebreak sets. federer s 14th grass court title, extending open era record, , 79th career singles title.

wimbledon

federer dispatched paolo lorenzi, gilles muller, santiago giraldo, , tommy robredo without dropping set or losing serve. in doing so, reached 42nd major quarterfinal, surpassing previous all-time record of 41 set jimmy connors. defeated compatriot stan wawrinka in 4 sets in first all-swiss wimbledon men s quarterfinal in history, defeated milos raonic in record 35th major semifinal. extended federer s record in wimbledon semi finals 9–0, , 27–1 in sets. in final, defeated novak djokovic in epic 5 set match.

north american hard court season , open
canadian open

federer participate in years canadian open first time since 2011. two-time champ seeded second due rafael nadal s injury , given bye second round. federer have speedy dispatch of canadian wildcard peter polansky, advancing round of sixteen defeated marin cilic in 3 set thriller match. went on beat david ferrer in quarter-final in 3 tight sets. in semi-final, defeated lopez in straight sets. in 37th final @ atp world tour masters 1000 level federer defeated jo-wilfried tsonga , remained 1 match shy of becoming first man win 300 matches @ masters 1000 level.

cincinnati masters

federer seeded second again due rafael nadal s wrist injury. played against canadian vasek pospisil in second round, defeating him in 3 sets. win, became first man win 300 matches @ masters 1000 level. in third round, played against frenchman gaël monfils defeated him in 3 sets. in quarterfinal, played andy murray, beating him in straight sets after recovering double-break down in second set. victory drew federer murray head-to-head @ 11–11. defeated milos raonic in semifinal comfortable straight sets victory on canadian. in final, federer defeated spain s david ferrer in 3 sets capture record sixth cincinnati crown , 22nd atp world tour masters 1000 title. 80th atp singles title. improved perfect 6–0 in cincinnati finals , 16–0 head-to-head record against 32-year-old ferrer , secured third place in 2014 open series. win, federer qualified season-ending championship, securing return atp world tour finals record 13th consecutive year.

us open

federer seeded second, following rafael nadal s withdrawal due right wrist injury, @ flushing meadows , looking win title record sixth time. started bid 18th grand slam championship crown against marinko matosevic straight sets victory, 50th win of season, , faced off australian, sam groth, in second round, managed beat big-serving player in straight sets despite few exchanges of breaks. in third round, tested spaniard marcel granollers dropped first set of tournament dominant in following 3 sets. battled spaniard, roberto bautista agut, in round of sixteen, defeating him in straight sets. in quarterfinal, defeated frenchman gaël monfils, fighting two-set deficit ninth time in career , saving 2 match points in fourth set. federer fell in straight sets in semifinal match resurgent marin cilic, went on win tournament. loss, became first time since 2005 australian open neither federer, nadal, or djokovic featured in final.

davis cup world group sf

switzerland played against italy in semifinals. first time federer had played in davis cup semifinals since 2003. both federer , wawrinka won respective singles rubbers on first day against simone bolelli , fabio fognini in straight sets. having 2-0 lead on italy, federer elected not play doubles rubber wawrinka , marco chiudinelli lost in 5 sets. federer secure place in davis cup final straight sets victory on fabio fognini. switzerland next play against france in davis cup finals in november, hoping improve upon best davis cup result finalists in 1992.

asian swing
shanghai masters

in second round match, federer beat argentinian leonardo mayer winning in 3 close sets after being down 2–5 in third set tiebreak, saving 5 match points, first 2 being saved @ 4–5 15–40 in third set, , other 3 being saved in third set tiebreak. played spaniard roberto bautista agut , defeated him in straight sets in third round , went on beat frenchman julien benneteau in quarterfinal. played inspired tennis beat world no. 1 novak djokovic in semifinals, ending serb s 28-match unbeaten run on chinese soil. battled frenchman gilles simon in second shanghai final, defeated him in 2 tiebreak sets , collected 23rd masters 1000 title of career. first time federer had won shanghai masters , first tournament had won in china since masters cup in 2007. result of victory federer passed rafael nadal number 2 in world rankings, marking highest ranking since may 2013.

european indoor season

roger federer captured record 6th title @ swiss indoors


swiss indoors

federer defeated gilles muller in first round. in second round federer came set down defeat denis istomin. in quarterfinals federer defeated grigor dimitrov in straight sets reach twelfth semifinal @ swiss indoors. in semifinals, federer defeated ivo karlović , reached eleventh final (and ninth consecutive) @ swiss indoors, setting all-time record finals reached @ single tournament. in finals, federer defeated david goffin win record 6th title.

paris masters

federer began tournament tight 3 set victory on jérémy chardy, defeated qualifier lucas pouille. run ended in quarterfinals, when lost determined milos raonic first time in 7 meetings.

atp world tour finals

federer plays gasquet in clinching match of davis cup final.

federer began record-setting thirteenth consecutive year-end championships tournament straight-sets victories on milos raonic , kei nishikori in round-robin play. continued streak, breezing past andy murray, winning first ever bageled set against him in 250th indoor court victory. win federer took lead in head-to-head matchup 12–11 first time since 2005 when first met. became first of big 4 win 6–0 set against 3 rivals. win, federer advanced semifinals of tour finals record-tying twelfth time. defeated friend , compatriot stan wawrinka in highly competitive three-set semifinal, coming set down , saving 4 match points, in order make ninth final @ year-end championships. due injury, withdrew before final; third time in career had withdrawn tournament.

davis cup world group final

federer arrived in lille unable practice of week because of injury suffered @ world tour finals days before. following stan wawrinka s victory in first rubber, rusty federer not overcome sensational performance gaël monfils , defeated in straight sets. federer , wawrinka played doubles rubber against richard gasquet , julien benneteau , recorded first win in doubles since 2011 give switzerland 2-1 lead heading final sunday of season. federer played fourth rubber against gasquet, late substitution jo-wilfried tsonga, , emerged victorious deliver switzerland first davis cup victory in history.