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Swiss Post to honor Roger's ATP record

As befits somebody who is leaving a permanent stamp on his sport, Roger Federer will be honored by the Swiss Post in April.

Federer, who has won 10 Grand Slam tennis tournaments, recognizes that having his own postage stamp issued by his native country is a huge honor even though correspondence by mail has largely gone the way of wooden rackets.

Federer and his friends keep in touch mostly through text messaging on their wireless handheld devices. His in-box was filled with congratulatory messages on Monday as he began his record-setting 161st consecutive week atop the ATP world rankings. Jimmy Connors was No. 1 for 160 straight weeks, from July 1974 to August 1977.

"It's a great record to break," Federer said on Monday in a teleconference. "I really enjoy playing against history, against breaking records."
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