Roger Federer becomes oldest world No 1 in tennis history

Federer replaces Andre Agassi in record books as he goes back to the top of the ATP rankings for the first time in over five years

Roger Federer returned to the summit of men’s tennis for the first time in more than five years and became the oldest world No 1 in the sport’s history after he proved too strong for Robin Haase at Rotterdam's ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament.

The 36-year-old Swiss great secured his spot in the history books and the last four of the tournament with a 4-6 6-1 6-1 victory against his Dutch opponent on Friday.

Federer, who needed to reach the semi-finals in order to overtake Rafael Nadal when the rankings are next updated on Monday, was last the top-ranked player in November 2012 and he has beaten the record of Andre Agassi, who was 33 when he topped the standings in 2003.