{"id":22205,"date":"2013-08-29T01:54:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T23:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/federer-equals-south-african-ferreiras-record\/"},"modified":"2013-08-29T01:54:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T23:54:51","slug":"federer-equals-south-african-ferreiras-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/federer-equals-south-african-ferreiras-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Federer equals South African Ferreira\u2019s record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=14820\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14820\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14820 \" alt=\"Roger Federer. Photo: Getty Images\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/845fa_feds_2654853b-600x392.jpg\" width=\"420\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Federer. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has equalled a Grand Slam record which was held by former South African No 1, Wayne Ferreira.<\/p>\n<p>Federer, 32, on Tuesday equalled Ferreira\u2019s record of playing in 56 consecutive Grand Slams when he defeated Slovenia\u2019s Grega Zemlja in the first round of the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss player, who also holds the record for most Grand Slam titles won (17), has had a troublesome year which has seen him slide to No 7 in the ATP world rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Federer entered the US Open with his lowest ranking position at Flushing Meadows since 2002, boasting only one tournament win this year at a low-key grass-court event in Halle, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He also suffered a shock second-round loss at Wimbledon in June \u2013 his earliest Grand Slam exit since winning his first major title there in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Federer\u2019s recent dip in form has left many questioning how long he could stay competitive at the summit of the game \u2013 as 32 is considered \u201cold\u201d in tennis terms.<\/p>\n<p>However, Federer insists he has no plans to retire and in a recent interview <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/federer-unbothered-by-his-drop-in-world-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\">claimed his slide in the rankings was not a worry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s important is that I concentrate on my game and that the passion is there, that I work the right way, that I\u2019m prepared, and then that I feel like I can win a tournament. Then the ranking actually itself is secondary,\u201d he was quoted as saying before the US Open. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennisworldusa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tennis World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Roger Federer news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/roger-federer\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/845fa_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roger Federer. Photo: Getty Images Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has equalled a Grand Slam record which was held by former South African No 1, Wayne Ferreira. Federer, 32, on Tuesday equalled Ferreira\u2019s record of playing in 56 consecutive Grand Slams when he defeated Slovenia\u2019s Grega Zemlja in the first round of the US Open. 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