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Roger Federer Wins Historic 5 Setter to Gain Quarterfinals at the French Open

French Open - Men's Fourth Round

2 Roger Federer d 15 Gilles Simon - 61 46 26 62 63

Roger's 35 match quarterfinal streak was in jeopardy for a sec there.

But Roger being Roger dug deep and powered thru the last 2 sets.

There was also an injury scare as Rog rolled over his ankle a in the 2nd.

The victory also marked the GOAT's milestone 900th ATP match win.

He is only the 4th player to reach 900.

Post match: I knew 900 was on the line. I'm just happy I have been able

to win a lot of matches throughout my career, [giving] myself an

opportunity over and over again. I love this game.

Every time you turn around he's breaking records.

A Qf win over Tsonga and he'll own the record for most FO match wins.

He loves those records.

Rafael Nadal Wins ATP Title at Indian Wells

ATP Masters Series 1000 Indian Wells - Men's Final

5 Rafael Nadal d 7 Juan Martin Del Potro - 46 63 64

Rafa came from a set and a break to notch a record 22nd Masters title.

This also marks a milestone as this was his 600th match victory.

Winning his 3rd title at Indian Wells ('07 & '09) moves him back up to #4.

But that will be temporary as he's not going to defend Sf points at Miami.

This was also his 1st hard court title since October 2010 at Tokyo.

Rafa's 4 tournament comeback swing sure was a success.

He made the final of all 4, winning 3 of them: Sao Paulo, Acapulco & IW.

And suddenly -poof- he's the tour leader in titles won.

This is the best start to a season he's ever enjoyed: 17-1.

We will next see him at Monte-Carlo where he is the 8-time defender.

Post match: A lot of things happened the last seven months, [so]

to be back here and to have this very heavy trophy with me is amazing.

Beating three Top 10 players and winning a title like this is just something

unbelievable for me. I'm very, very happy and very emotional.

Your Rafaholics were too. Trust.

Nicolas Almagro Reaches 300 Match Wins at Acapulco

ATP 500 Acapulco - Men's Second Round

3 Nicolas Almagro d Tommy Robredo - 64 76(4)

Ok, that's win #301. But better late with the props than never.

#300 was won against Mexican wild-card Cesar Ramirez in the 1st round.

There. Aknowledged. Congrats Nico.

Post match: I'm happy for the number and

I hope there will be many more [wins] to come.

I want to enjoy the moment a little but I need to keep working hard.

Vamos.

Feliciano Lopez Reaches 300th Win Milestone at Memphis

ATP 500 Memphis - Men's Quarterfinal

Feliciano Lopez d W Jack Sock - 64 63

More proof that he's not just a pretty face.

At 31 he's plugged away at reaching the 300 mark.

As of this Qf win his career W-L is 300-293. Hey, it's a winning record.

Longevity: Most years he's won between 20-35 matches.

Post match: It’s good accomplishment and means that I’ve been able to

play a long time without many injuries.

Currently ranked #40 - this result will bump him up a bit.

Well done, Feli.