Editing Roger Federer (section)

====2015: 1,000th victory and finals at the US Open and Wimbledon====
{{Main|2015 Roger Federer tennis season}}
Federer started his 2015 season by winning the [[2015 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]], defeating [[Milos Raonic]] in the final, thereby becoming only the third man in the Open Era to have 1,000 or more wins, joining [[Jimmy Connors]] and Ivan Lendl, as well as the first man in the Open Era to win at least one title in each of 15 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Sharko|title=By the numbers: Federer's 1000 match wins|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/01/1/By-The-Numbers-Federer-1000-Match-Wins.aspx|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)|date=11 January 2015|access-date=11 January 2015|archive-date=18 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718165901/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/01/1/By-The-Numbers-Federer-1000-Match-Wins.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles|Dubai Championships]], Federer successfully defended his title with a straight-set victory over Djokovic in the final.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/31675689| title=Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Dubai title| access-date=28 February 2015| date=28 February 2015| publisher=BBC Sport| archive-date=15 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025517/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/31675689| url-status=live}}</ref> He then reached the [[2015 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles|Indian Wells]] final, which he lost to defending champion Djokovic.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32011960| title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in Indian Wells final| access-date=24 March 2015| date=22 March 2015| publisher=BBC Sport| archive-date=2 April 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402202752/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32011960| url-status=live}}</ref>

In May, Federer won the inaugural [[Istanbul Open]] clay-court tournament, ending a title drought on red clay since the [[2009 French Open]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/03/roger-federer-istanbul-open-win-pablo-cuevas |title=Roger Federer wins inaugural Istanbul Open against Pablo Cuevas |website=www.theguardian.com |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011147/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/may/03/roger-federer-istanbul-open-win-pablo-cuevas |url-status=live }}</ref> He then reached the [[2015 Italian Open – Men's singles|Italian Open]] final, but was unable to win his first title there, losing to Djokovic in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/19/Rome-Final-Djokovic-Federer.aspx|title=Djokovic Wins Fourth Rome Crown; Fourth Masters 1000 Title Of 2015|access-date=3 June 2015|archive-date=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519215252/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/05/19/Rome-Final-Djokovic-Federer.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2015 French Open – Men's singles|French Open]], he lost in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion Stan Wawrinka.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/jun/02/roger-federer-stanislas-wawrinka-french-open-2015-live |title=Stanislas Wawrinka knocks out Roger Federer at French Open – as it happened |website=www.theguardian.com |date=2 June 2015 |access-date=20 December 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220011151/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2015/jun/02/roger-federer-stanislas-wawrinka-french-open-2015-live |url-status=live }}</ref> As the new expanded grass season began, Federer won his record eighth [[2015 Gerry Weber Open|Gerry Weber Open]] and became only the third man in the Open Era to win a title eight times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/13123971/roger-federer-beats-andreas-seppi-claim-record-eighth-title-gerry-weber-open|title=Roger Federer beats Andreas Seppi to claim record eighth title at Gerry Weber Open|publisher=ESPN|date=21 June 2015|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409220514/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/13123971/roger-federer-beats-andreas-seppi-claim-record-eighth-title-gerry-weber-open|url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2015 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Federer defeated Murray in straight sets in the semifinals to advance to his tenth Wimbledon final, which he lost to Djokovic in four sets in a rematch of the previous year's final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/33499557|title=Wimbledon 2015: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=17 July 2015|date=12 July 2015|first=Piers|last=Newbery|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909153444/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/33499557|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer defeated Murray and Djokovic in straight sets to win the [[2015 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles|Cincinnati Masters]] for the seventh time. This marked the first time that Federer defeated the top two players in the world at the same event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer wins seventh Cincinnati Masters title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34035454|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 August 2015|date=23 August 2015|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715024004/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34035454|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], he advanced to his first final there since 2009 without dropping a set, including a win over Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/11/us-open-2015-roger-federer-swats-aside-stan-wawrinka-to-reach-final|title=US Open 2015: Roger Federer swats aside Stan Wawrinka to reach final|work=The Guardian|first=Kevin|last=Mitchell|date=12 September 2015|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926174043/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/11/us-open-2015-roger-federer-swats-aside-stan-wawrinka-to-reach-final|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, he was once again beaten by top seed Djokovic in four sets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34241632|title=US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in final|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Piers|last=Newbery|date=14 September 2015|access-date=14 September 2015|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626210333/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34241632|url-status=live}}</ref> Federer then won the [[2015 Swiss Indoors – Singles|Swiss Indoors]], defeating Nadal in the final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Swiss Indoors title|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34693874|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 November 2015|date=1 November 2015|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715025339/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/34693874|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December, Federer announced that Stefan Edberg would be replaced by Croatian former world No. 3 player [[Ivan Ljubičić]], with countryman Severin Lüthi remaining his head coach. Federer revealed that Edberg originally signed on to the coaching team for one season only in 2014 but agreed to stay on in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-new-look-team-2016|title=Federer To Begin 2016 With New-Look Team &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=18 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718075556/https://www.atptour.com/en/news/federer-new-look-team-2016|url-status=live}}</ref>