Roger Federer described his achievement of equalling Jimmy Connors’ record of grand slam match wins at the French Open yesterday as “pretty incredible”.u00a0

The 16-time slam champion’s 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 first round win over Tobias Kamke was his 233rd in main draw matches, the same mark Connors reached at the US Open in 1992. Federer said: “I think that’s a big one, because that was longevity.