Editing Roger Federer (section)

====2005: Consolidating dominance====
{{Main|2005 Roger Federer tennis season}}
In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the [[2005 Australian Open – Men's singles|Australian Open]] semifinal to eventual champion Safin after holding match points, and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion [[Rafael Nadal]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bierley|first=Stephen|date=3 June 2005|title=Tennis: Nadal beats Federer in battle of wills|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jun/04/tennis.frenchopen2005|access-date=7 June 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153154/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jun/04/tennis.frenchopen2005|url-status=live}}</ref> However, Federer reestablished his dominance on grass, winning [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon]] for a third time by defeating [[Andy Roddick]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2005|title=Federer seals Wimbledon hat-trick|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4643611.stm|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002213732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4643611.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2005 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]], Federer defeated [[Andre Agassi]] in the latter's last major final.<ref name=RF2005>{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=s&e=0|title=Roger Federer – 2005 Singles Playing Activity|publisher=[[ATP World Tour]]|access-date=8 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709073147/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Roger-Federer.aspx?t=pa&y=2005&m=s&e=0|archive-date=9 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=York|first=Stephen Bierley in New|date=13 September 2005|title=Federer beats Agassi to claim US crown|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/sep/13/tennis.usopentennis2005|access-date=7 June 2020|website=The Guardian|archive-date=21 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021044104/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/sep/13/tennis.usopentennis2005|url-status=live}}</ref>

Federer also took four Masters wins: Indian Wells, Miami and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay.<ref name=RF2005/> The win in Miami was particularly noteworthy as it was the first final contested between Federer and Nadal. Federer recovered from two sets down to take the final in five sets. Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.<ref name=RF2005/> Federer lost the year-end championships to [[David Nalbandian]] in five sets while playing through a foot injury that sidelined him for almost the rest of the season after September.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4336738.stm|title=Federer suffers ligament injury|date=13 October 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=4 February 2018|archive-date=18 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518115144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4336738.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> He maintained his position as No. 1 for the entire season.<ref name=RF2005/>

That year, Federer won 11 singles titles, which tied his mark during the 2004 season. Federer's 81 match victories were the most since [[Pete Sampras]] in 1993, and his record of 81–4 (95.2%) remains the third-best winning percentage in the Open Era behind [[John McEnroe]]'s 1984 and [[Jimmy Connors]]'s 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/bestSeasons |title=Best Seasons – winning percentage |website=www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com |access-date=16 December 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208130508/https://ultimatetennisstatistics.com/bestSeasons |url-status=live }}</ref>