In beating Florian Mayer at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart today for his 1,072nd victory, he moves past Ivan Lendl for second place in the Open Era match wins list.
Only Jimmy Connors, with 1,256 career match wins, stands in front of Federer now.
Two months shy of his 35th birthday, the Swiss superstar remains dedicated and committed to working hard in order to play consistently well.
Federer has striven to improve and evolve ever since his ATP World Tour debut at Gstaad in 1998. For the past 14 seasons he has been one of the world's premier sportsmen.
Today's feat reflects his desire and his hunger to extend his longevity at the highest level, in his 19th season as a pro.
CAREER MATCH WINS LEADERS (Open Era) - Roger Federer is one of only three players in the Open Era (since 1968) to win at least 1,000 singles matches on the ATP World Tour. He became the first player since Ivan Lendl in 1992 to reach 1,000 match wins on 11 January 2015 in Brisban
is a breakdown of some Hall of Fame careers:
Player
W-L Record
Winning %
Jimmy Connors (USA)
1253-278
.818
Roger Federer (SUI)
1072-242
.817
Ivan Lendl (CZE/USA)
1071-239
.818
Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
929-285
.765
John McEnroe (USA)
877-198
.816
Andre Agassi (USA)
870-274
.760
Stefan Edberg (SWE)
801-270
.748
Rafael Nadal (ESP)
796-168
.826
Ilie Nastase (ROU)
780-305
.720
Pete Sampras (USA)
762-222
.774
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-1072-match-wins-stuttgart-2016-friday 
Federer Passes Lendl With 1,072 Match Wins
Only Jimmy Connors, with 1,256 career match wins, stands in front of Federer now.
Two months shy of his 35th birthday, the Swiss superstar remains dedicated and committed to working hard in order to play consistently well.
Federer has striven to improve and evolve ever since his ATP World Tour debut at Gstaad in 1998. For the past 14 seasons he has been one of the world's premier sportsmen.
Today's feat reflects his desire and his hunger to extend his longevity at the highest level, in his 19th season as a pro.
CAREER MATCH WINS LEADERS (Open Era) - Roger Federer is one of only three players in the Open Era (since 1968) to win at least 1,000 singles matches on the ATP World Tour. He became the first player since Ivan Lendl in 1992 to reach 1,000 match wins on 11 January 2015 in Brisban
Player
W-L Record
Winning %
Jimmy Connors (USA)
1253-278
.818
Roger Federer (SUI)
1072-242
.817
Ivan Lendl (CZE/USA)
1071-239
.818
Guillermo Vilas (ARG)
929-285
.765
John McEnroe (USA)
877-198
.816
Andre Agassi (USA)
870-274
.760
Stefan Edberg (SWE)
801-270
.748
Rafael Nadal (ESP)
796-168
.826
Ilie Nastase (ROU)
780-305
.720
Pete Sampras (USA)
762-222
.774
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/federer-1072-match-wins-stuttgart-2016-friday