US Open: A look at Roger Federer's dominance in New York

The fact that Roger Federer has reached the absolute pinnacle of men’s tennis is common knowledge. He is arguably the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, and has a bevy of records to his name. In his stellar career so far, the Swiss maestro has won 17 Grand Slam titles, a feat that doesn't look like it’s going to be broken anytime soon(with Nadal not being able to play his best currently), and with the exception of an Olympic singles gold, has won just about everything there is to win.Having stayed as the World No.1 for a massive 302 weeks, Federer also holds the record for having won the most number of US Opens consecutively (5) from 2004 to 2008.In this slideshow, we look at each of his 5 victories.  

#1 2004

Federer with the 2004 US Open trophy

In the 2004 US Open final, Federer absolutely devastated Lleyton Hewitt’s 16-match winning streak with a scoreline that read 6-0, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0. Hewitt had not dropped a single set en route to the final, and that was quickly overturned and bamboozled by Federer's magnificent play.

By winning in New York that year, Federer became the first man in history to win his first four Grand Slam finals, and was also the first since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win 3 Majors in a year, after his victories at Australia and Wimbledon. This was the fourth Grand Slam of his career.