Roger Federer
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Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981, Basel) is a professional Swiss tennis player. He is currently ranked number one in the world.
Federer holds the record for the most consecutive number of weeks at the top spot. Many experts believe that Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] He has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles: four at the Australian Open (2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010), one at the French Open (2009), seven at Wimbledon (2003 to 2007, 2009 and 2012) and five at the U.S. Open (2004 to 2008). In 2007, he equalled the record for the most wins in a row at Wimbledon set by Björn Borg.
He was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four years in a row (2005–2008).[13]
Federer's first language is Swiss-German and he speaks English, German and French very well. He also speaks some Swedish and Italian. His wife is Mirka Vavrinec. After Wimbledon 2009, he became a father of twin girls who were named Charlene Riva and Myla Rose.[14]
Grand Slam record [change]
This table shows Federer's performance in each Grand Slam tournament in singles competition.
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lost qualifier | Round 1 | Round 1 | Lost qualifier |
| 2000 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 1 | Round 3 |
| 2001 | Round 3 | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Round 3 |
| 2002 | Round 4 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 4 |
| 2003 | Round 4 | Round 1 | Winner | Round 4 |
| 2004 | Winner | Round 3 | Winner | Winner |
| 2005 | Semi-final | Semi-final | Winner | Winner |
| 2006 | Winner | Final | Winner | Winner |
| 2007 | Winner | Final | Winner | Winner |
| 2008 | Semi-final | Final | Final | Winner |
| 2009 | Final | Winner | Winner | Final |
| 2010 | Winner | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-final |
| 2011 | Semi-final | Final | Quarter-final | Semi-final |
| 2012 | Semi-final | Semi-final | Winner | Quarter-final |
| 2013 | Semi-final |
References [change]
- ↑ Associated Press (19 March 2012). "Federer named greatest player ever by Tennis Channel, edging Laver and Graf". The Washington Post. http://www.tennischannel.com/goat/71.aspx. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ↑ "Roger Federer is greatest player of all time says Australian tennis legend Rod Laver". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2012
- ↑ Richard Evans (24 June 2007). "Jack the Lad". The Observer (UK). http://observer.guardian.co.uk/sport/story/0,,2110101,00.html. Retrieved 15 February 2009. "Jack Kramer 'is ready to anoint Roger Federer as the best he has seen'."
- ↑ "Federer the greatest ever — Lloyd". BBC Sport. 7 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8088191.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ Jago, Richard (5 June 2009). "'Roger Federer is the greatest' says Pete Sampras after record broken". The Guardian. London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jul/05/pete-sampras-roger-federer-wimbledon. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ Barnes, Simon (8 June 2009). "Roger Federer, greatest of all time, ensures statistics back up unrivalled artistry". The Times (UK). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/simon_barnes/article6451942.ece. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ↑ "Top 10 Men's Tennis Players of All Time". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1009/top.ten.tennis/content.1.html. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ↑ Federer the best of all time, says Agassi. The Age. Retrieved 20 July 2012
- ↑ Federer the best of all time, says Ivan Lendl. BBC. Retrieved 20 July 2012
- ↑ Federer greatest of all time, says Laver". tennis.com/au. Retrieved 20 July 2012
- ↑ "Borg: Federer a True Artist". NOS. 9 July 2012. http://nos.nl/video/393278-borg-federer-een-ware-kunstenaar.html. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "An interview with: Lleyton Hewitt". USTA. 31 August 2012. http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2012-08-31/201208311346456183593.html. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Winners Archive Roger Federer". Laureus World Sports Awards. http://www.laureus.com/winners?id=418. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ "Roger Federer and wife are proud parents of twins". OneIndia. 24 July 2009. http://news.oneindia.in/2009/07/24/roger-federer-and-wife-are-proud-parents-of-twins.html. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
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