| Show Woods and Federer are at atthe atthe atthe the peak of their careers Marco Villano Sports Editor Two great athletes athletes' have accomplished feats feats' that have never been done before in their sports Tennis star Roger Federer hit amazing backhand winners down the line served with precision and kept his cool throughout the his match against 20 year-old year Novak Djokovic allowing him to capture his fourth straight US U.S. Open Title in straight sets Federer is the first player in the history of tennis to win win the US U.S. Open four times in a row he won wonIA 14 IA million for winning the tournament and another 1 1 million for winning the US U.S. Open series this was the most money ever won at one time by a pro tennis player My pockets are getting heavy Federer said during the awards ceremony following the Open He extended his record of most consecutive Grand Slam finals appearances with 10 and is the first player to reach all four Grand Slam finals in a calendar year twice He Heis Heis Heis is now in second place in career Grand Slam titles with 12 and has only two left to catch Pete I think about the Grand Slam record a lot now honestly In the beginning I felt put under pressure about the situation because you dont don't win Slams just like that its it's just too tough But to come so close already at my age is fantastic and andI I really hope to break it Federer said in an interview with On the opposite end of the sporting spectrum Tiger Woods is a week away from winning the largest prize in sports history 10 million He won the BMW Championship last week placing him in first place in inthe inthe inthe the Fed Ex Cup standings The is a yearlong yearlong yearlong year year- long even event in which players earn points depending on how well they play in tournaments This is its inaugural season and it would be e fitting for Woods to win because he heis heis heis is generally considered the best player in the world Woods also broke the BMW Championship scoring record which he held before by shooting 22 under par and matched the lowest final round of his career with a 63 Woods has won six tournaments this season and with his win this week he has reached 60 wins in his career At the age of 31 he is the fastest player in ingolf ingolf ingolf golf history to reach that mark second place Jack Nicklaus who achieved it at 36 I never ever would have dreamt that this could have happened this soon Ive I've been out here what 11 years And to have this many wins I never could have foreseen that Ive I've exceeded my own expectations and its it's been beena a lot of fun to enjoy that whole road that whole process to get to 60 Woods said in an interview with Woods is on the brink of being on top of the all time Major tournament wins category He has 13 and needs five more to catch Jack Nicklaus |
