If Roger Federer wins the Brisbane International without any walkover victories, he will have won 1,000 singles matches on the ATP World Tour, joining Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors. Connors holds the wins record, finishing his career at 1253-278, while Lendl is 1071-239. Federer currently has 996 wins and 227 losses.
Federer has defeated Andy Roddick the most times of any player, with 21 victories over the American. Federer has scored 19 wins over Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko, and has 18 wins against Lleyton Hewitt. He currently has won 111 wins over Frenchmen, 102 over Spaniards, and 84 wins over Americans.
The Swiss has a bye in Brisbane, and could face No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals.