he called it ‘perfect’ Roger Federer shunned Wimbledon when naming the best match of his career – he called it ‘perfect’

Roger Federer named a left-field choice for the favourite performance of his illustrious career, and he surprisingly didn’t pick a Wimbledon match.

Roger Federer won 20 Grand Slams between 2003 and 2018, with the majority of them coming on the grass of Wimbledon

The Swiss star was dominant at SW19 in the 2000s, winning six out of seven tournaments at Wimbledon between 2003 and 2009.

Despite this, Federer opted for a match on the hard court as his favourite performance from his entire career.

Roger Federer names 2004 US Open performance as favourite

Federer opted for a 2004 US Open Final performance against Lleyton Hewitt as the best performance of his career.

The Swiss superstar dropped just six games against the former World No. 1 to secure his fourth Grand Slam. The tennis legend described the match as ‘special’.

“That match was perfect. I was on top of the world,” said Federer to Eurosport. [I was] world No. 1 and showed the world that I was a deserving world No. 1 and it was against a guy who I respect so much.”

2004 was a good year for Federer and the US Open win was his third Grand Slam of that year, after also capturing the Australian Open and Wimbledon.

Strangely, Federer didn’t opt for a performance at Wimbledon as his best and favourite despite the SW19 event being kind to the Swiss star.

The star won eight Wimbledon crowns, including five in a row to equal Bjorn Borg’s incredible record at the grass court tournament.

Roger Federer’s least favourite match is much more predictable

While the Swiss star opted for a slightly surprising choice for his best performance, his least favourite match is much more understandable.

Federer chose his Wimbledon 2008 final against Rafael Nadal as his least favourite as he succumbed to the Spaniard in a five-set class.

“Just because the way it ended in the darkness with Rafa,” said Federer in the same interview, explaining his painful choice.

“There was so much on the line. It needed a winner,” he added. “And it went his way. And it was heartbreak.”

Federer bounced back from his Wimbledon defeat to Nadal by winning the next year’s event in 2009.