From an ESPN article on Federer's 22-semifinal streak:
Ivan Lendl, navigating the Merritt Parkway through the leafy Connecticut countryside at breakneck speed, laughed loudly into the phone Wednesday morning.
He was once the shining standard of consistent excellence in tennis; from the 1985 U.S. Open to the 1988 Australian Open, Lendl reached 10 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals.
With a victory over Robin Soderling on Wednesday night, Roger Federer ran his total of consecutive semifinal berths in majors to a staggering 22. Lendl's total remains the second best of all time.
Then he laughed again.
"It's just ridiculous," Lendl added. "There is no other way to say it. You can't explain it to people, it's just absurd.
"When you slow down and really think about it, it's almost obscene."
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