Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Roger Federer had come close before, but the Roland-Garros title had always remained just out of reach. In the installment of #RoadtoNewport, he looks back on his 2009 Roland-Garros victory and the moment he completed the Career Grand Slam. After years of coming close, the title brought relief, emotion, and the feeling that he had finally done it.

The Road to Newport series revisits the defining moments that shaped Federer's legendary career as he approaches induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Learn more about the International Tennis Hall of Fame's Induction Celebration at tennisfame.com/induction.