Legend, the word is almost too weak for the one who revolutionized tennis.
The most famous but also the most successful player of all time, Roger Federer announced on Thursday that he was ending a 24-year career.
The Swiss hangs up his racket and leaves a huge void in the world of sport.
Here is the story of Roger Federer in a few figures.
20. Like the number of Grand Slam titles won
It is certainly the first figure that we will remember from him.
If he has since been surpassed by Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21), Roger Federer is the first tennis player to have reached the bar of 20 Grand Slam tournaments won, in 2018 at the Australian Open.
Among these 20 victories, it was at Wimbledon that he won the most (8 times), including the first time in 2003. He also won the Us Open 5 times in a row, from 2004 to 2008, 6 once the Australian Open and once Roland-Garros, in 2009.
103. Like his number of singles titles
In addition to these 20 major tournaments, "RF" has built up an incredible record with 103 singles victories.
20 Grand Slams, 6 end-of-year Masters, 28 Masters 1000, 24 ATP 500 tournaments and 25 ATP 500. With a record at home in Basel, Switzerland, where he won the tournament 10 times.
5. As the number of years ended in the first place in the world
You have to go back more than a decade to find traces of a year when Roger Federer finished in first place in the world.
This was the case in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.
310. As the number of weeks as world No. 1
This is not a record, since Novak Djokovic is, with 373, the record holder for weeks spent at the top of the ATP rankings.
Nevertheless, Roger Federer, who has therefore been world No. 1 for 310 weeks in all in his career, holds the record for the number of consecutive weeks spent on the throne: 237.
$130,594,339.
Like the money won in his career in "prize money"
Please note, this is only the amount won on the court by Roger Federer, what is called "prize money", earnings for tournament performance.
Over the course of his career, these emoluments therefore climb to 130,594,339 dollars.
11.478.
As the number of aces made
If he was not the biggest or the most powerful of players, Roger Federer built his career on a very technical and almost impregnable service game.
He notably demonstrated during his eight victories at Wimbledon.
40. Like his number of games against Rafael Nadal
It was his biggest rival throughout his career.
Roger Federer has played 40 games in his career against Rafael Nadal, with 16 wins for 24 losses.
However, "Rafa" is not the player against whom Federer has played the most in his career.
This is Novak Djokovic