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Federer won the 1998 junior title at the All England Club, and another sign of what was to come arrived when he ended seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras’ 31-match winning streak in 2001.

Federer talked about the noise and all of the goings-on in New York, wondering aloud how he would deal with all of the distractions there. He won it the fifth time he entered, beating Lleyton Hewitt.

Federer’s first Grand Slam matchup against Rafael Nadal was in the semifinals of 2005 French Open, which Nadal won en route to his first major trophy at age 19. Their first Grand Slam final came a year later in Paris.

After losing to Nadal in three straight French Open finals (2006-08) and beating him in two consecutive Wimbledon finals (2006-07), Federer carried winning streaks of 40 matches.

Federer became the sixth man with a career Grand Slam — at least one trophy at all four majors — and tied Sampras’ men’s record of 14 majors by beating Robin Soderling in Paris.

Federer broke Sampras’ men’s mark for most Slam trophies with his 15th by scraping past familiar foil Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14.

Federer took the last half of 2016 off after surgery on his left knee, and he returned to claim his first Grand Slam title since 2012 by defeating Nadal at Melbourne Park.

Federer won his men's-record eighth Wimbledon trophy, needing just 101 minutes to dismiss 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.

Federer beat Cilic again for his third title in a five-major span and 20th Slam overall, although this one at Melbourne Park was much tougher.