Roger Federer's come-from-behind win over Colombian Alejandro Falla in the first round at Wimbledon put him in elite company, writes Bikash Mohapatra.
Another Grand Slam, another record.
Roger Federer doesn't seem tired (read content) of his many achievements. He simply wants more.
The top seed's 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-0 win over Colombia's Alejandro Falla in the first round of Wimbledon was only the sixth instance in 875 matches that the Swiss overcame a two-set deficit in his illustrious career.
It also made him just the fifth player to win 200 Grand Slam matches in his career. The Swiss ace's match record at Grand Slams now stands at 200-28.
Federer had, at the recently-concluded French Open, become just the 10th player ever to register 700 career match wins.
However, a shock quarter-final defeat at the hands of Swede Robin Soderling, prevented him from achieving a second record -- the one mentioned above -- at Roland Garros.
Falla made it tough for the Swiss but couldn't deny Federer the glory.
It was the third time in consecutive tournaments, after the French Open and Halle, that the Swiss top seed played Falla and won for the the third successive time.
And it was probably just that the Swiss achieved his latest feat in a tournament that has helped him achieve a lot, on a surface he is more dominant than any contemporary player.
Federer's Open Era record of 65 consecutive match wins on grass (from Halle in 2003) came to an end when he lost the 2008 final to rival Rafael Nadal.
However, the Swiss is 77-2 on grass since 2003 and is bidding to become only the third player -- after William Renshaw and Pete Sampras -- to win a seventh men's singles title at the All England Club.
As Federer bids to equal yet another record, we celebrate the one he equalled on Monday and take a look at the other members of the elite club which the Swiss has just joined.
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