Paris, Nov 12 (IANS): Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has become the seventh man in the Open era to record 800 career match wins after beating Argentina's Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-5 in 85 minutes Friday to book a place in the semifinals of the Paris Masters.
It was Federer's third win over Monaco this year.
The Swiss is still 424 victories shy of Jimmy Connors' all-time record of 1,242 match wins.
"I only heard about it," Federer was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
"It is nice. It is a lot of matches, a lot of tennis I have played - I know that. But I know there are many other players that have played more tennis than I have. So it is just another win, but it is a special one nevertheless, because 800 is definitely a big number."
Third seed Federer, who also reached the Paris semifinals last year, goes on to meet ATP World Tour Finals qualifier and fifth seed Tomas Berdych.