Roger will play his first match in Stockholm against Taylor Dent (not before 6:30 local time). He defeated the American 6-3, 6-2 in their first and only encounter in Miami in 2009.
It will be Roger's 900th match, making him the first active player on the ATP World Tour to appear in 900 singles matches (Tour level). He has never retired in a match during his career. Here is a look back at his milestone matches:
Match, Tournament, Result, Round
No. 1 1998 Gstaad, lost to Lucas Arnold Ker, first round
No. 100 2000 Stockholm, def. Mikhail Youzhny, first round
No. 200 2002 Miami, lost to Andre Agassi, final
No. 300 2003 Halle, def. Fernando Vicente, second round
No. 400 2004 Gstaad, def. Potito Starace, semi-final
No. 500 2005 US Open, def. Andre Agassi, final
No. 600 2006 Basel, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, second round
No. 700 2008 Miami, lost to Andy Roddick, quarter-final
No. 800 2009 Roland Garros, def. Jose Acasuso, second round
Date: 21.10.2010, Source: RF Official
why dose matches?
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