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Roger Federer back at No 1: The key statistics behind his success

Federer, the record 20-time Grand Slam winner, has reclaimed the No 1 ranking he last held in October 2012 after the new ATP rankings were published on Monday

Roger Federer celebrates after victory over Robin Haase in their quarter-final singles tennis match for the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament

Sky Sports' tennis statisticians have been delving in the archive books and crunching the numbers in order to find out the secret of Roger Federer's success.

Federer celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings by winning Rotterdam's ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament on Sunday.

The 36-year-old thrashed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-2 in a one-sided final as the Swiss ended a record-breaking week as the new world No 1.

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Here's a look at Federer's key statistics courtesy of our statisticians...

Oldest world No 1 in men's tennis
When Roger Federer first became world No 1
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'Very special' feeling for No 1 Federer

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Roger Federer has spent most weeks at world No 1
Longest gap between stints as ATP world No 1 - Roger Federer
Federer's career in numbers
Federer's career in numbers

Roger Federer's career in numbers as he becomes oldest world No 1

Longest gap between first and most recent day as ATP world No 1
Most ATP 500 titles - Roger Federer
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