Will Federer catch Connors? (Picture: Getty)

Roger Federer has toppled all sorts of records throughout his tennis career and at 36, he’s showing no signs of stopping yet.

The world No. 2 has won more Grand Slams (19) than any other male player, while winning a record eight Wimbledon titles.

He recently overtook Novak Djokovic as the player to have won the most prize money in their career and he’s the only man to have won multiple majors in six separate seasons.

The list really does go on and there are few records for him left to chase.


One that seems potentially within his grasp is Jimmy Connors’ record of most ATP titles.

Connors has 109 titles to his name (Picture: Popperfoto/Getty)

Federer moved beyond Ivan Lendl’s haul by claiming his 95th tour crown in Basel after beating Juan Martin del Potro and he is *only* 14 behind Connors in the all-time list.



Having won seven titles this year (with the ATP Finals still to come), Federer knows he would match the American’s efforts if he can replicate his 2017 form in the next two years.

However, Connors’ compatriot and former world No. 4 James Blake can’t see the 36-year-old making up that ground.

Most ATP titles 109 – Connors

95 – Federer

94 – Lendl

77 – McEnroe

75 – Nadal

68 – Djokovic

Blake told the Tennis Channel: ‘109 is just too much. I still love Roger, he is the greatest of all time in my opinion, but 109 is just too many at this point in his career.

‘He’s going to really pair down his schedule, only playing the biggest events, Grand Slams, Masters 1000s, Basel, a couple others.

‘It’s just so tough to expect him to win six-seven more titles for two, three more years.

Federer won his eighth Wimbledon in 2017 (Picture: Corbis/Getty)

‘He’s gotta get 14 more to get [the record].

‘It’s tough to imagine him winning titles at 39 years old and competing with this record.

‘As much as Roger has won, the only person he’ll never defeat is Father Time.’