Fed's Top 10

As Roger Federer plays his 1,000th match, we pick out 10 of his best wins during a record-breaking career.

Roger Federer played his 1,000th tour-level match on Tuesday, beating Juan Martin Del Potro at the Australian Open. It has been an incredible career - with a record 16 Grand Slam titles so far and every chance of more to come. Here we take a look back at 10 of his most memorable wins... Lleyton Hewitt, 6-0 7-6 6-0, US Open final, 2004 A match that has long stuck in my mind. Masterclass is a word often found in the same sentence as Federer's name but it was particularly relevant in this contest. Hewitt, a former champion at Flushing Meadows, came into it as world number five but left it a crushed man. Federer was already top dog by this stage but the manner of his victory suggested Hewitt would never again truly challenge at the top of the game. Winning two love sets in a Grand Slam final is virtually unheard of - this was the first time it had happened since 1977 - and the way Federer pulled his opponent around the court was a sight to behold. This surely has to go down as one of his greatest ever performances. Novak Djokovic, 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-6, French Open semi-final, 2011 A sensational Federer display brought an end to Djokovic's incredible unbeaten start to the season, which by the time the pair met in early June had reached 41 matches. Few gave the Swiss a chance but he responded in style, out-rallying Djokovic from the back of the court on many an occasion and showing his full variety of shots in the forecourt too. The Serb tried to fight back but Federer was not to be denied, clinching victory in the Paris gloom before raising his finger for a now-famous celebration. Tommy Haas, 6-7 5-7 6-4 6-0 6-2, French Open, fourth round, 2009 Federer's legacy is now assured but were it not for this win back in 2009, he would in all likelihood still have an asterisk next to his name in the record books. The French Open was the one Grand Slam title he had yet to win and when hot favourite Rafael Nadal suffered a shock defeat the previous day, suddenly Fed had his chance. Yet the pressure appeared to be getting to him when he went two sets down. It was situation critical when Haas moved to break point when leading 4-3 in the third but then came one of the most important shots of Federer's career, an off-forehand which fell just inside the sideline. That proved the turning point, a shot undoubtedly one the Swiss will reflect upon long after he calls it a day. Juan Martin Del Potro, 3-6 7-6 2-6 6-1 6-4, French Open semi-final, 2009 Again the career Grand Slam dream appeared to be dying in this classic contest with Del Potro producing some brutal hitting. In particular his serve was awesome with the delivery producing many service winners, even coming off the slow Parisien clay. Federer hung in there by claiming the second set on a tie-break but as the fourth began he still had not broken Del Potro's serve. Yet panic he did not and finally he found a way to break. Roared on by a Court Philippe Chatrier crowd desperate to see him clinch that elusive title, Federer pushed on to win in five. Andy Roddick, 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14, Wimbledon final, 2009 An epic yes but not for me a true classic. It still has to make this Federer career list simply because of its importance in tennis history. For this was the victory which earned Federer a record 15th career Grand Slam title, taking him past Pete Sampras' tally. Fittingly, Sampras was in the crowd to watch Federer claim what was expected to