Federer legend grows with Davis Cup win

FE Team | Published: November 25, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

VILLENEUVE-D\'ASCQ, France : Swiss players Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka (R) celebrate with Swiss Tennis Federation president Rene Stammbach after Switzerland beat France in the Davis Cup tennis final here Sunday. — AFP

LILLE, France, Nov 24 (AFP): It's taken him 16 years as a pro, but Roger Federer finally has won all there is to win in tennis-well almost.
All four Grand Slam titles-a record 17 in total-six ATP year-end titles, 23 Masters Series, Olympic gold and now the Davis Cup for Switzerland.
The Olympic title of course was in the doubles with Stan Wawrinka in Beijing in 2008 and he has yet to match great rival Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi as the only men to have won all four Grand Slam titles, Olympic singles gold and the Davis Cup during the course of their careers.
But still-it's an astonishing record for a player many consider to be the greatest of all time.
The Davis Cup win was arguably the hardest of them all for Federer to win, involving as it does other players and doubles action.
Asked to compare his feelings in winning Wimbledon for the first time in 2003 and what he felt on Sunday after supplying the point Switzerland needed to win the Davis Cup final over France he replied: "You can't compare.
"When I won Wimbledon, it was a total shock, honestly. Davis Cup is something that I knew was possible at some stage in my career.