Roger Federer, who has reached a record 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals, discusses two of his most memorable matches.
“I lost first round at the French in ‘03 and then made the quarters at Wimbledon ‘03 [during his first run to a major title], and then beat Sjeng Schalken, I think, on Court 2. That was the first time for me to make it to a semi. He was injured. He couldn’t move very well. He had a foot problem, I remember. And I wasn’t happy he had that, but I was happy he wasn’t the Sjeng Schalken I knew he could be on the grass. That was for me a particularly big one for me to give myself an opportunity to play Roddick in the semis.
"Then -- I don’t know if that was the quarters, but I think it was against Agassi at the U.S. Open. I don’t know if the wind match -- was that a semis? Anyway, so then I guess it’s just the Wimbledon match. Otherwise if that was the quarters, that was an important one for me in my life.”