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Roger Federer: Biography
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Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player whose achievements rank him among the most successful tennis players of all time. Federer is currently the World No. 1 ranked player and is regarded by many, including his peers, as having the potential to be the greatest player of all time. He has been ranked number 1 since February 2, 2004. Only Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl have had longer unbroken streaks at number one.
In 2004, Federer became the first man since Mats Wilander in 1988 to win three out of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments in the same year. In 2006, Federer repeated this feat. He has won nine Grand Slam men's singles titles in 30 appearances, two Tennis Masters Cup, and 11 ATP Masters Series singles titles. He is the only player to have won both the Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles titles in three consecutive years (2004-2006). |
Career through 2005
Federer started playing tennis at the age of six. He also practiced football alongside tennis until he was twelve, when he chose tennis as the sport to focus on. He started having tennis group practice at the age of nine...[Read more about Roger Federer and his career through 2005]
2006
In January 2006, Federer won the Australian Open by defeating the Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. This win marked Federer's third consecutive ...[Read more about Federer and his career through 2006]
Playing Style
Federer employs a versatile, all-court playing style and can hit all of the fundamental shots very well. He is an adept...[Read more about Roger Federer and his playing style]
Streaks
In 2001, Federer ended Pete Sampras' 31 match unbeaten streak at Wimbledon in the ...[Read more about Roger Federer and his streaks]
Records and Trivia
In 1999, Federer was the youngest player (18 years, 4 months) in the ATP ranking's year end...[Read more about Roger Federer and his records]
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