Federer won the Rotterdam Open after beating Cilic in the Australian Open, picking up his 97th title in his illustrious career.
Federer has made history by becoming the oldest world number one, eclipsing the record set by Andre Agassi way back in 2003.
Federer became the oldest world number one in tennis following his quarter-final victory over Robin Haase at the Rotterdam Open.
Roger Federer became the oldest world number one after reaching the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open in remarkable fashion.
The Swiss ace came from being a set down to beat Robin Haase in the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open.
The German has all the tools required to win multiple major titles, according to Andy Murray's former coach.
Federer is looking forward to becoming the oldest World No 1 eclipsing Andre Agassi's record at Rotterdam.
Roger Federer will beat Rafael Nadal to the number one spot should he make it to the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open.
Federer is gunning to become the oldest World No 1 eclipsing Andre Agassi's record. Agassi was 33 years old when he became the top ranked player in 2003.
Becker believes that every top sportsman in the sport wants to test himself against the best in the business.
Federer needs to reach the semis in Holland to become the oldest world No 1 in tennis history, beating Andre Agassi to the crown.
Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray's form never dampened Roger Federer's dream of being a grand slam champion again, the 36-year-old has admitted.
Wawrinka ended his 2017 season after his first round loss at Wimbledon and only returned to action at the Australian Open this year.
Federer only has to reach the semi-finals in Holland next week to guarantee his return to the top of the ATP World Rankings.
Nadal insists that obsessing over Federer's record will not give him any happiness but will only work towards making him insane.
Thomas Fabbiano, 28, flew to Dubai to act as the eight-time Wimbledon champion's hitting partner and he was pleased with the way he performed on-court.
The Spaniard had to pull out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals against Marin Cilic as the game wore on to five sets.
Nadal revealed that his current injury is not serious and that he expects to be competing again in Acapulco.
Changes in racquet material, surfaces, speed of the game, training systems are all to blame for the increase in injuries.
Rafter had the number on Federer early on in his career, having met him thrice, in the French Open in 1999, ATP Masters Miami in 2001 and again Halle in the same year.
Rafael Nadal expects to be ready to return to action at the upcoming Mexican Open, which starts on 26 February.
Roger Federer is inclined to choosing his tournaments carefully as he enters the latter years of his career.