Federer records 800th career match win at Paris

Swiss superstar Roger Federer has become the seventh man in the Open Era to earn 800 career match wins after he beat Argentina's Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-5 in 85 minutes on Friday to book a place in the Paris Masters semifinals. 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," admitted Federer. "It's nice. It's a lot of matches, a lot of tennis I've played - I know that. But I know there are many other players that have played more tennis than I have. So it's just another win, but it's 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.