Former world number one Roger Federer has revealed that his best match at the US Open was the final of the 2004 edition. The 43-year-old is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category of the Open era, having already won 20 Grand Slam titles.
Federer recently spoke to Tennis Now and was asked what his best match at Flushing Meadows was. The legendary Swiss tennis star felt that his final against former world number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in 2004 was the best match he played at a Grand Slam, where he won 6-0, 7-6, 6-0:
“The Hewitt final was definitely it,” he said. “Well, I think to play in the final and have two 6-0 sets where everything came together at the best moments, I mean, that’s what you train for. That’s what you want – always. You know it’s going to come together at that exact moment. So I think it was a very important moment because not only was he at his best, but I was at my best. Also, Hewitt was kryptonite for me years before. I really struggled against Lleyton and I think it was a shock for me to overcome that and take my game to the next level and actually lead that final. But it showed me that I was on an incredible path in that moment to do it in New York for the first time. That was an incredible moment, definitely.”
Federer has played against Hewitt 27 times in his professional career and had a clear advantage. He won 18 of these matches and suffered only nine defeats. The Basel native also has a fabulous record at the US Open, winning the title five times. He won his first title in 2004, when he defeated the Australian, while he last competed in Flushing Meadows in 2008, when he defeated Briton Andy Murray in the final in two sets, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.
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