2001 Milan Indoor

The 2001 Milan Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Milan in Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour. It was the 24th edition of the tournament and ran from January 29 through February 4, 2001.

The singles field was headlined by World No. 1, US Open, Canada and Paris Masters champion Marat Safin, ATP No. 7, Sydney Olympics gold medalist, Moscow and two-time Milan champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Auckland champion Dominik Hrbatý. Other seeded players were Dubai and Hong Kong champion Nicolas Kiefer, St. Pölten champion Andrei Pavel, Sjeng Schalken, Roger Federer and Marc Rosset.

This tournament in 2001 was historical as it was the first title of Roger Federer's career; who is widely considered the greatest tennis player of all-time.

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    As a man grows older, his ability to sit still and follow indoor occupations increases. He grows vespertinal in his habits as the evening of life approaches, till at last he comes forth only just before sundown, and gets all the walk that he requires in half an hour.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)