Rodger Federer reaches the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open and regains the world No 1 spot at 36 years old.
Roger Federer returned to the summit of men’s tennis for the first time in more than five years and became the oldest world No 1 in the sport’s history after he proved too strong for Robin Haase at Rotterdam’s ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament.
The 36-year-old Swiss great secured his spot in the history books and the last four of the tournament with a 4-6 6-1 6-1 victory against his Dutch opponent on Friday.
Federer, who needed to reach the semi-finals in order to overtake Rafael Nadal when the rankings are next updated on Monday, was last the top-ranked player in November 2012 and he has beaten the record of Andre Agassi, who was 33 when he topped the standings in 2003.
[“Source-skysports”]