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Thirteen participations (and some absences) for a single title: even if the conditions of the Rolex Paris Masters are favorable to him (hard interior), Roger Federer had difficulties to shine there. Chronological return on the complicated relationship between Switzerland and the Paris tournament.
2000 – 2003: A discovery and two quarters
After a first-round elimination by Dominik Hrbaty for his debut in the Parisian tournament (he is 24th in the world, the Slovak, 19th), Federer completes his first four years at Bercy in two quarter-finals (2002 and 2003). Nothing shameful for anyone who has only won one Masters 1000 (Hamburg 2002), especially when you know the identity of those who beat him at this stage. In 2002, Lleyton Hewitt points to the world leader (6-4 win, 6-4). The following year, Tim Henman is coming back strong after a shoulder operation and will beat Andy Roddick (world No. 2) before winning the title.
But if one strictly observes its results in the other tournaments of this category, one realizes that the Swiss does a little less well than in Miami (final in 2002), Rome (final in 2003), Hamburg (victory in 2002), Canada …
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