Swiss tennis star Roger Federer defeated Czech Tomas Berdych to win Madrid Open title on 13 May 2012. The Madrid Open title is set to reinstate Federer as the no. 2 spot in the world tennis ranking, the position he had earlier lost to his rival Rafael Nadal.
The third seeded Federer also leveled the record of Spaniard Rafael Nadal to win 20 Masters titles.
Federer held the no.1 position for record 285 weeks, just one week short of the record 286 weeks occupied by American tennis legend Pete Sampras. Federer has to his credit a record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years from 2005 to 2008. He also topped the list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time" (male or female) by Tennis Channel in 2012.
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