Paris: Roger Federer earned his 800th career victory on Friday, beating Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters.
Federer hit seven aces and 25 winners — compared to only eight for Monaco — to become the seventh player to reach the 800-win plateau. He joins Jimmy Connors (1,242), Ivan Lendl (1,071), Guillermo Vilas (923), John McEnroe (875), Andre Agassi (870) and Stefan Edberg (806).
"I knew going in today that this could be something special, something I could remember," the third-seeded Swiss said. "So it's just another win, but it's a special one nevertheless because 800 is definitely a big number."
Federer will next play Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who edged Andy Murray of Britain 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a match that lasted more than three hours.
Federer won five straight games to rally from a 3-1 deficit and took the first set when Monaco netted a backhand. The 16-time Grand Slam champion broke for a 6-5 lead in the second when Monaco made a forehand error, winning the match with an ace.
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