Roger Federer's 10 Best Matches

After Federer recently took apart Berdych, Tomas said that it was the Federer of old, whose unforced errors you could count on one hand. 

And the Federer of old indeed had many of these matches. There were times where he would obliterate an opponent 6-0 in under a half an hour, or take apart players who were having the runs of their lives as if they were mere journeymen. 

Here are the matches that saw Federer at his zenith; where few other opponents could even contend with him and none wanted to see him in their half of the draw.

These may not be the ones of the most historical significance, but they were those in which he was at the peak of his form.

If any readers have ones they feel should have been included, additions are more than welcome.

10. Andy Roddick: Wimbledon 2005 (6-2, 7-6(2), 6-4)

Roddick had a great run to the final, and has had an impressive grass court pedigree.

Federer made him look like he was playing on clay, though, having little difficulty with his serves and no problems holding his own.

9. David Ferrer: WTF 2007 (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)

Ferrer had been having the tournament of his life, beating all other competitors in the round robin competition prior to the final, including Nadal and Djokovic.

Federer didn't even drop a set, nor even look in danger to, dispatching the tenacious Spaniard with ease.

8. Novak Djokovic: WTF 2010 (6-1, 6-4)

Djokovic had just made a run to the US Open final, having overcome Roger in the fifth set of the semis to get there.

Federer clearly had a vendetta, dismantling the Serb's game and eliminating him from the final tournament of the year.

7. Jonas Bjorkman: Wimbledon 2006 (6-2, 6-0, 6-2)

Bjorkman made an unexpected run to the semifinals, and was looking dangerous.

He gave Federer no trouble whatsoever, though, and only managed to win four games in three rapid sets.

6. Juan Martin del Potro: Australian Open 2009 (6-3, 6-0, 6-0)

The scoreline alone more than indicates just how much of a rout this quarterfinal was.

Federer left del Potro perpetually scrambling, and the Argentine rarely found himself in an offensive position during the entire course of the match.

5. James Blake: WTF 2006 (6-0, 6-3, 6-4)

Never before has Federer's backhand performed so well.

Blake had made an unexpected run to the final, and his game had clearly hit its peak. 

But Federer's had as well, and he played an infallible final.

4. Lleyton Hewitt: US Open 2004 (6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0)

Federer played a lot of Grand Slam finals in his illustrious career, but none were as one-sided as this one.

Hewitt had been an opponent whom Roger could not defeat early in his career, but in the latter half their rivalry reversed, and afterward Hewitt never had the weapons necessary to give the maestro trouble.

3. Gaston Gaudio: WTF 2005 (6-0, 6-0)

Gaudio was completely humiliated.

Federer beat the French Open champion and Top 10 player without dropping a game, and the match was no closer than the scoreline suggested.

2. Rafael Nadal: WTF 2007 (6-1, 6-4)

Nadal has and will forever be known as the player who gave Roger the most difficulty.

For some reason, in this match he gave him none. Roger destroyed him, almost handing him a bagel in the second set and never relinquishing control of the match.

It's one for his fans to remember and for Nadal's to forget.

1. Andy Roddick: Australian Open 2007

The greatest match I've ever seen Roger play.

Roddick had reached the top of his game, having just made the final of the US Open in 2006, and nearly defeating Federer in the WTF that same year. The match had blockbuster written all over it.

Unfortunately, it ended up being the worst defeat Roger ever handed Roddick. The American was helpless and increasingly frustrated, even (accidentally, albeit) hurling a racquet at a cameraman at one point.

It was a masterclass display from the maestro, who would go on to win the tournament without even dropping a set.

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