Roger Federer will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest tennis players of all time with few being able to compete with the CV he has been able to write in his career.

He has a staggering 20 Grand Slam titles which equates to six at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, eight at Wimbledon and five US Open triumphs.

On top of dominating the Grand Slam scene, he has 103 titles in the Open era, which is the second best in that time frame, winning 82% of his total games. Federer has 1251 wins and only 275 losses, what a ridiculous record.

Back in 2007 he won three out of the four Grand Slam titles, with the French Open crown agonisingly eluding Federer.

He won his fourth of his five US Open crowns that year, beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets to clinch a fourth straight title to assert his dominance.

His quarter-final clash with Andy Roddick saw a repeat of the 2006 final where Federer won in four sets, with Roddick only notching the second set on the scoreboard in the encounter.

Roger Federer wins the mens final against Andy Roddick at the 2006 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Queens, NY on September 9, 2006. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The following year in the quarter-final, Roddick got off to a similar start, losing the opening set to the great man, but he couldn’t level the game and he lost in straight sets.

During the tiebreak in the second set, Roddick fired in a serve that was clocked by the speed gun at 140mph, 15mph short of the record at the time which was set by Roddick himself.

He was renowned for his incredible serving ability, with the American managing to register ridiculous speeds for fun. His opponent, Federer, was much more tactical with his placement and spin in his service game, but both are fascinating to watch.

Having a serve that’s difficult to break is an incredibly ideal weapon to yield, especially in a tiebreak, so Roddick would back himself to win most points with a 140mph serve.

Unfortunately for him, Federer was on the receiving end, managing to return the serve much to Roddick’s shock, with the Swiss man winning the point.

Most people would be lucky to even get their racket to a serve of that calibre, let alone returning it legally, with most just having to dream about returning it and winning the point.

Federer is different though, he can do things on that court that leave us scratching our heads and questioning if he’s an alien or not, he’s that formidable.