The Day Roger Federer announced his Arrival on the Tennis court
February 4, 2001 On February 4, 2001 , Roger Federer finally broke through and won his first ATP singles title by beating Frenchman Julien Boutter ( 6-4 6-7 6-4) in the Milan Indoor final. As documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY, Federer, then relatively uncertain19-year-old struggling to live up to the heavy expectations thrust upon him, defeated Julien Boutter of France in Milan, Italy to win his maiden ATP title. [caption id="attachment_348" align="aligncenter" width="507"] Roger Federer with trophy he won in Milan [/caption] “What a relief,” “I’m really happy to have won my first title here in Milan. As a kid you always dream of winning your first title.” said Roger after the match. In an another interview he said "I think I am improving and I have achieved the first goal in my career , My next goal is to break into the top 15, which is a high aim but not an impossible one". ...