Swiss maestr­o surpas­ses Andre Agassi, who held the top spot aged 33 years and 131 days in 2003ROTTERDAM: Roger Federer became the oldest world number one on Friday when the 20-time Grand Slam title winner reached the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open. Federer surpasses Andre Agassi, who held the top spot aged 33 years and 131 days in 2003, as the oldest man to claim the world number one spot. Federer nears historic world number one ranking“It’s been an amazing journey and to clinch it here, where I got my first wildcard in 1998, means so much.”Agassi was amongst the first to congratulate Federer. Federer had talked on Thursday of his desire to retake the world number one spot but doubted it would ever happen after he underwent knee surgery last year. Haase, the 30-year-old world number 42, finished on a disappointing note with his second double-fault on match point.

Source: The Express Tribune February 17, 2018 08:15 UTC