THE LEGENDS OF SPORT - Roger Federer

[Iron Man]

- THE LEGENDS OF SPORT - Roger Federer [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] Roger Federer (pronounced /ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər/;[5] born on August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 ranked player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks. A number of sports analysts, past players, and tennis critics consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[6][7][8] Federer holds numerous records in men's singles, including 14 Grand Slam titles (3 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 5 Wimbledon, 5 US Open), equalling the all-time record of the American great Pete Sampras. Federer is the sixth player in history to achieve a career Grand Slam. Federer also shares the career record of 19 Grand Slam finals with Ivan Lendl. As of June 2009, Federer has reached the semifinals or better of the last 20 Grand Slam tournaments, a streak spanning nearly five years.[9] As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years (2005–08) Childhood and personal life Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Durand. He grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel and close to the French and German borders.[11] Federer speaks Swiss German with his family.[12] He also speaks German, French and English fluently,[13] and conducts press conferences in all three. He was raised Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome. In addition to tennis, he also played football as a boy and considered becoming a professional footballer before deciding to pursue a career in tennis. He is a fervent supporter of his hometown club FC Basel. As a youngster, he enjoyed watching former world #1 Chilean player Marcelo Ríos in action.[15] Federer is also a fan of cricket, and played the game in 2006 with children displaced by the 2004 Tsunami in Tamil Nadu. Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports to youth. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF in 2006. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the worst tsunami-affected areas in India. He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In 2007, Federer was photographed by Annie Leibowitz as King Arthur. This was part of a series of photographs of celebrities for Disney's Year of a Million Dreams project. Marriage Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Miroslava "Mirka" Vavrinec. They met while competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a persistent foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager.[17] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen),[18] and are expecting their first child, which is rumoured to be a boy.[19] Federer stated that he chooses not to wear a wedding ring while he is playing professional tennis for fear of losing it. Junior tennis Federer started playing tennis at the age of eight.[20] He began participating in group lessons aged nine and began weekly private coaching the following year. He played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis.[21] At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996.[22] In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year.[23] Early career in the ATP (1998–2002) In July 1998, Federer joined the ATP tour at Gstaad, where he lost to Lucas Arnold in straight sets. Although he played two more ATP tournaments in 1998, the majority of his matches were still at the Junior level. In April of 1999, he debuted for the Swiss Davis Cup team against Italy[25] and finished the year ranked World No. 66.[26] During that time, he was the youngest player in the top 100. He also competed in his first Grand Slam tournament at the French Open, but lost to Patrick Rafter in the first round after a 4 set battle.[24] He also had his first appearance in Wimbledon, where he entered as a wildcard. After a 5 set battle, he lost in the first round to Czech player, Jiri Novak, who was then ranked 59th.[24] In January of 2000, Federer competed for the first time in the Australian Open, losing to 49th ranked Arnaud Clement of France in the third round.[27] He then equaled this achievement in his very first US Open, losing in the third round to 12th ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain.[24] After reaching the semifinals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics,[27] Federer reached his first ATP final in Marseille, where he lost to compatriot Marc Rosset, and was also the runner-up in his home tournament at Basel.[27] He did, however, win the Harry Hopman Cup in Australia defeating Jan-Michael Gambill in the final in straight sets.[27] Even though he failed to make an impression at Grand Slams, it was the first year he played in all four.[24] Federer would then end the year rank World No. 29. Federer's first ATP tournament victory came in February, 2001 where he defeated Argentine player Julien Boutter in the final of the Milan Indoor.[29] During the same month, he won three matches for his country in its 3–2 Davis Cup victory over the United States.[29] He later reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, as the No. 15th seed,[29] defeating four-time defending champion and seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras 7-6(7), 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-5 in the fourth round in an epic five set match. This defeat ended Sampras' 31-match winning streak in the tournament.[30] He also managed to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open[29] He finished the year ranked 13th. Federer reached his first Masters Series final in 2002 at the NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, where he lost to Andre Agassi. He won his next Masters final in Hamburg. He also won both his Davis Cup singles matches against former World No. 1 Russians Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. He had early-round exits at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open; Federer also suffered the devastating loss of his long-time Australian coach and mentor, Peter Carter, in a car crash in August.[32] Federer reached No. 6 in the ATP Champions Race by the end of 2002.[33] He jumped in the rankings from 13th at the end of September to 7th by the middle of October.[34] This qualified him for the first time in the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. However, his run at the tournament was ended in the semi-finals by then World No. 1 and eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt. Top 10 and Grand Slam success (2003–present) 2003 In the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Federer lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to David Nalbandian. He then won two hard court tournaments in Marseille and Dubai before being upset in early round matches at the Masters Series tournaments in Indian Wells and Key Biscayne. On clay, Federer won the tournament in Munich, was the runner-up at the Masters Series tournament in Rome, and lost in the third round of the Masters Series tournament in Hamburg. Federer was seeded fifth at the French Open but lost to Luis Horna in the first round. Federer was undefeated on grass in 2003, winning both of the grass court tournaments he played. A victory against Nicolas Kiefer in the final of the tournament in Halle was followed by his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon. He defeated Roddick in the semifinals and Mark Philippoussis in the final and lost only one set during the tournament, to Mardy Fish in the third round. During the North American summer hard court season, however, Federer lost to Roddick in the semifinals of the Masters Series tournament in Montreal and to Nalbandian in the second round of the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati. At the US Open, Nalbandian again defeated Federer, this time in the fourth round. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] During the autumn, Federer played four consecutive indoor tournaments in Europe. He won the tournament in Vienna but failed to reach the finals of the tournament in Basel and the Masters Series tournaments in Madrid and Paris. To end the year, Federer won the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston. As the third-seeded player, he defeated Andre Agassi, Nalbandian, and Ferrero during the round robin competition before beating World No. 1 Roddick in the semi-finals and Agassi in the final. Federer challenged for the top ranking during 2003, finishing the year at World No. 2, just behind Andy Roddick and just ahead of Juan Carlos Ferrero. 2004 Federer had one of the most dominating and successful years in the open era of modern men's tennis.[37] He won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, did not lose a match to anyone ranked in the top ten, won every final he reached, and was named the ITF Tennis World Champion.[38] His win–loss record for the year was 74–6 with 11 titles, which included three of the years four Grand Slams and three ATP Masters Series titles. He won his first Australian Open singles title by defeating Marat Safin in the final in straight sets.[39] This win saw him supplant Andy Roddick as the World No. 1, a ranking he would hold for four years until August 18, 2008. In March, he won the Dubai Tennis Open, defeating Spanish player Feliciano Lopez in the final.[40] A week later, he would go on to claim the 2004 Pacific Life Open, defeating Tim Henman in straight sets to win the title[41]. 2004 also marked the year where he first met rival Rafael Nadal, who defeated Federer in their first ever encounter at the tournament in Miami. Federer also won two titles in Germany, first at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle and the Hamburg Masters, defeating World No. 4 ranked Guillermo Coria in the final to claim his second title at Hamburg.[42] He then successfully defended his Wimbledon singles title, defeating Roddick in the final, and won his first US Open singles title, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6(3), 6-0 in the final. Federer was the top-seeded player at the Athens Olympics but was upset in the second round to Czech Tomáš Berdych. He finished the year by taking the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston for the second consecutive year, defeating Hewitt in the final. Federer's only loss at a Grand Slam tournament during the year was during the third round of the French Open, where he lost to former World No. 1 and 3-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten in straight sets.[43] 2005 At the start of the year, Federer hired former Australian player Tony Roche to coach him on a limited basis.[45] He reached the Australian Open semifinals before falling to eventual winner Marat Safin 5–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(6), 9–7.[46] He rebounded to win the year's first two ATP Masters Series titles: Indian Wells defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in straight sets and Key Biscayne, defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in five sets after being down two sets to love, and two points from defeat. He won his third Hamburg clay court title in May by defeating Richard Gasquet, to whom he had earlier lost in Monte Carlo. He then entered the French Open as one of the favorites, but lost a four set semi-final to eventual winner Nadal. Federer successfully defended his Wimbledon title, winning for the third consecutive year by defeating Andy Roddick in a rematch of the previous year's final. Federer also defeated Roddick in the final of the tournament in Cincinnati to take his fourth Masters Series title of the year (and sweep all the North American Masters events) and became the first player to win four Masters Series titles in one season.[47] He then dropped only two sets en route to his second consecutive US Open title, defeating Andre Agassi in four sets in the final. He became the first man in the open era to win Wimbledon and the US Open back-to-back in consecutive years (2004 and 2005). He failed to defend his Tennis Masters Cup title, however, losing to David Nalbandian of Argentina in a four-and-a-half hour, five-set match.[48] This loss prevented him from tying John McEnroe's 1984 record for the highest yearly winning percentage in the open era. This defeat also ended his streak of winning 24 consecutive finals, doubling the previous record. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] 2006 Federer won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments for the second time and ended the year ranked World No. 1, with his points being several thousand points greater than World No. 2 Nadal's total.[50] Federer won the year's first Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open, by defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis. In March, Federer successfully defended his titles at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California and the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, and became the first player ever to win the Indian Wells-Key Biscayne double in consecutive years. Federer then started the clay-court season by reaching the final of the ATP Masters Series event at Monte Carlo losing in four sets to Rafael Nadal. He then reached the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome where he lost to Nadal in an epic five-set match that culminated in a decisive tiebreak. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] Federer chose not to defend his title at the Hamburg Masters, where he had won in the previous two years. At the French Open, Federer advanced to the final for the first time but lost to defending champion Nadal in four sets. Although the clay Grand Slam title eluded him, Federer became one of only two active players who had reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, the other being Andre Agassi. Federer entered Wimbledon as the top seed and reached the final without dropping a set. There, Federer beat Nadal in four sets to win the championship.[53] This was Federer's fourth consecutive Wimbledon title. He then started his North American tour and won the Rogers Cup in Toronto, defeating Richard Gasquet of France in the final. In the year's last Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, he defeated American Andy Roddick in four sets for his third consecutive title at Flushing Meadows. During the open era, 2006 is the only year in which same man (Federer) and woman (Justine Henin) reached the finals of all four Grand Slams. At the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, Federer defeated defending champion David Nalbandian in one of his three round robin matches and Nadal in the semifinals. Federer then defeated American James Blake 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win his third Masters Cup title. During the year, Federer lost to only two players: Nadal in the French Open, Rome, Monte Carlo, and Dubai finals; and Andy Murray in the second round of the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati loss to Murray was Federer's only straight-sets loss of the year and the only tournament out of 17 in which he did not reach the final. to be continued --

[Iron Man]

-- 2007 Federer won his third Australian Open and tenth Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set throughout the tournament. He defeated Fernando González of Chile in the final. He was the first man since Björn Borg in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles tournament without losing a set.[55] His winning streak of 41 consecutive matches ended when he lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, after winning this tournament for three consecutive years. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Federer again lost to Cañas, this time in the fourth round in three sets. However, he was awarded four ATP Awards during a ceremony at the tournament, making him the first player to receive four awards during the same year. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] Federer started his clay-court season by reaching his second consecutive final of the Monte Carlo Masters but lost, as in 2006, to second seed Rafael Nadal. Federer also lost in the third round of the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome to Filippo Volandri.[58] This defeat meant he had gone four tournaments without a title, his longest stretch since becoming World No. 1.[58] On May 20, 2007, however, Federer defeated Nadal on clay for the first time, winning the Hamburg Masters tournament.[59] At the French Open, Federer reached the final for the second consecutive year but lost to Nadal for the second time. Despite this victory, the day after the final Federer announced that he was withdrawing from the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, which he had won the last four years. He cited fatigue and fear of getting an injury.[60] He therefore entered Wimbledon for the first time without having played a warm-up grass-court tournament. Despite this, Federer once again defeated Nadal in five sets in the final. With the win over Nadal, Federer tied Björn Borg's record of five Wimbledons in a row. Federer won the Cincinnati Masters title for the second time, beating James Blake in the final, to collect his 50th career singles title, his 14th ATP Masters Series title, and the 2007 US Open Series points race. In the US Open final, Federer beat third seed Novak Djokovic. It was Federer's 12th Grand Slam title. As champion of the US Open Series points race, Federer received a bonus of $1 million, in addition to the $1.4 million prize for winning the US Open singles title. He became the only player in history to win three grand slams in three years (2004, 2006, 2007).[citation needed] Federer then finished the season at the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. Despite losing for the first time in the round robin group, Federer then moved on to defeat rival Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals and David Ferrer in the tournament finals to win his 4th Tennis Masters Cup title. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] On November 19, 2007, in an exhibition match in Seoul between players recognized as among the greatest ever, Federer defeated former World No. 1 Pete Sampras 6–4, 6–3.[61] This was the first of three exhibitions the two played in Asia. Sampras noted: "I feel pretty good ... I made it competitive, which was my goal. Obviously Roger is the best player in the world and I retired five years ago. I am grateful that he invited me." Federer was equally happy with the workout: "Pete was one of my idols growing up and it's great to play him. It wasn't easy for me, it wasn't easy for him as he's been retired five years. I am number one and everyone expects me to win."[61] Two days later, Sampras again lost to Federer 7–6, 7–6. However, Sampras won the last match of the series 7–6(6), 6–4, although his stated goal was to just win a set. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] 2008 Federer began the year by attempting to defend his title at the Australian Open. He lost, however, in the semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5). This ended his male record of ten consecutive Grand Slam finals. In March, Federer revealed that he had recently been diagnosed with mononucleosis and that he may have suffered from it as early as December 2007. Federer also had an illness related to food poisoning prior to the start of the Australian Open. He noted, however, that he was now "medically cleared to compete".[63] Although Federer was seeded first and was the defending champion at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, he lost to Andy Murray in the first round. On March 10, Federer won his third exhibition match out of four against former World No. 1 Pete Sampras at Madison Square Garden in New York City 6–3, 6–7, 7–6. Federer began the clay court season at the Estoril Open in Portugal. This was his first tournament with coach José Higueras[65] and his first non-Master Series clay-court tournament since Gstaad in 2004.[66] Federer won his first tournament of the year when Nikolay Davydenko retired from the final while trailing 7–6, 1–2 with a leg ligament strain. Federer then played three Masters Series tournaments on clay. At the Masters Series Monte Carlo, Federer lost to three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final in straight sets. Federer made 44 unforced errors, lost a 4–0 lead in the second set, and fell to 1–7 against Nadal on clay courts.At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia Federer lost in the quarter-finals to Radek Štěpánek. Federer was the defending champion at the Masters Series Hamburg but lost to Rafael Nadal in the final. At the French Open, Federer was defeated quickly by Nadal in the final 6–1, 6–3, 6–0.[68] This was the fourth consecutive year that Federer and Nadal had played at the French Open, with Federer losing his third consecutive final to Nadal.[68] Federer's record of 23–4 (2005–08) at the French Open is second only to Nadal's record of 28–0 during the same period. Federer bounced back by winning the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany without dropping a set or a service game. This was the fifth time he had won this event. With this result, he tied Pete Sampras's record for most titles on grass in the open era with ten. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] At Wimbledon, Federer reached his 17th consecutive Grand Slam singles semi-final and his 16th Grand Slam final, tying Björn Borg for fourth most in male tennis history. He once again played World No. 2 Nadal in the final. A victory for Federer would have meant his sixth consecutive Wimbledon singles title, breaking Borg's modern era record and equaling the all-time record held since 1886 by William Renshaw. Federer saved two championship points in the fourth set tiebreak but eventually lost the match 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7. The rain-delayed match ended in near darkness after 4 hours, 48 minutes of play, making it the longest (in terms of elapsed time) men's final in Wimbledon recorded history. It concluded 7 hours, 15 minutes after its scheduled start. The defeat also ended Federer's 65 match winning streak on grass. John McEnroe described the match as "The greatest match I've ever seen."[70] After Nadal surpassed him as World No. 1 later in the year, Federer stated that his main goal would be to regain the Wimbledon title rather than the top spot. Federer made early exits in his next two singles tournaments Masters Series Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada and Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio. Federer was chosen to carry the national flag at the Beijing Olympics. At the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Federer lost in the quarter-finals to James Blake for the first time in their nine matches.[73] Federer however, finally won his first Olympic gold medal in the men's doubles when he and compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka upset the World No. 1 doubles team of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of the United States in the semifinals and defeated Sweden's Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3. The following day, Federer lost his World No. 1 ranking to Nadal after a record 237 consecutive weeks.[72][74][75] At the US Open, Federer reached the fourth round without dropping a set. In a rematch of the 2007 US Open final, he topped third-seeded Djokovic in the semi-finals 6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2. He defeated Murray in the final 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 to win his 13th Grand Slam title and his fifth straight US Open title and extended his US Open winning streak to 34 matches.[76] Federer became the first player in tennis history to have five consecutive wins at both Wimbledon and the US Open. At the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, Federer reached the semi-finals without losing a set. There he lost to Murray, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5. Meanwhile, he became the all-time leader in career prize money in men's tennis, earning over US$ 43.3 million at the end of the tournament and surpassing former World No. 1 and 14-time Grand Slam singles champion, Pete Sampras. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] Federer won his 57th career title at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, beating David Nalbandian in the final, 6–3, 6–4. He became the only player in history to win the title three consecutive years. He reached the quarter-finals of his next event, the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris before withdrawing because of back pain. This was the first time in Federer's career of 763 matches that he had withdrawn from a tournament.[80] This meant that 2008 was his first since 2003 in which he did not win a Masters Series title. Federer entered the Tennis Masters Cup as the top-seeded player after Nadal withdrew from the tournament. He drew Simon, Murray, and Roddick in the Red Group. In his opening match, Federer lost to Simon but kept his hopes alive by defeating Roddick's replacement, Stepanek, 7–6(4), 6–4 in his second match. He lost his third match to Murray who won the match 4–6, 7–6(3), 7–5. Federer had received medical treatment for back and hip problems in the third set but lost after saving seven match points.[82] This was the first time that Federer had not advanced to the semi-final stage of the event. However, Federer still ended the year ranked World No. 2. 2009 Federer completed a career Grand Slam by winning the 2009 French Open. In preparation for the Australian Open, Federer played two exhibition tournaments and one official tournament. He lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals of the Capitala World Tennis exhibition in Abu Dhabi.[83] He then lost in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour 250 series tournament in Doha, Qatar to Murray 6–7(6), 6–2, 6–2. Federer won the AAMI Classic exhibition in Melbourne when he defeated Stanislas Wawrinka in the final 6–1, 6–3. Federer defeated each of his first three opponents in straight sets at the Australian Open. In the fourth round, Federer rallied from two sets down to defeat Tomas Berdych 4–6, 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–4, 6–2, which was truly a showcase for his mental and physical abilities. Federer reached his record 19th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal by defeating eighth seeded Juan Martin del Potro in the quarterfinals 6–3, 6–0, 6–0 in only 80 minutes. In his 18th Grand Slam final, Federer was defeated by long-time rival Rafael Nadal in their first meeting on a hard court in a Grand Slam tournament. The match lasted over four hours with Nadal victorious in five sets. Federer broke down in tears during the trophy presentation and struggled to make his runner-up speech.[84] Federer blamed the defeat on a lack of rhythm in his first serve.[85] Federer withdrew from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and from Switzerland's Davis Cup tie against the U.S. because of a back injury he sustained in late 2008. He stated it was "a precautionary measure" to make sure his back is "fully rehabilitated ... for the rest of the 2009 season". On March 4, Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, announced that the Australian tennis coach Darren Cahill was working with Federer, on a trial basis, at Federer's training base in Dubai.[87] One week later, Cahill opted out of the coaching position, citing the travel commitment needed. Federer played both of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series tournaments in the United States. At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, Federer lost to Murray in the semifinals 6–3, 4–6, 6–1. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, Federer defeated his first three opponents in straight sets after receiving a first round bye. In the semi-finals against Novak Djokovic, Federer lost 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, a match that included Federer's smashing of his racket in frustration after missing a forehand approach shot by hitting it into the net, the same shot that cost him the 2008 Wimbledon final. [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] After initially deciding not to participate, Federer accepted a last-minute wildcard entry at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, his first clay court event of the year. He lost to Wawrinka for the first time in the third round 6–4, 7–5. In the semi-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series event on clay, Federer lost to Djokovic for the first time on clay 4–6, 6–3, 6–3. Federer received a first-round bye in the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, the last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series event on clay for the year. He defeated Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[90] This ended Nadal's 33-match winning streak on clay, and for the second time Federer prevented Nadal from becoming the first man to win all 3 Masters Series on clay in the same year. In the 2009 French Open, in a fourth round encounter, Federer had to come back from 2 sets to love down to defeat Tommy Haas, 6–7(4), 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2. He defeated Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals 7–6(6), 6–2, 6–4, to reach his 20th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final. He reached his fourth straight final in Paris by outlasting Juan Martin del Potro 3–6, 7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1, 6–4. He won the final by beating Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4. With this win, Federer equaled Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles and Ivan Lendl's record of 19 Grand Slam finals, and also became the sixth man in history to complete a Career Grand Slam. Owing to the overwhelming emotions and fatigue brought by the tournament, Federer withdrew from the Gerry Weber Open, his usual pre-Wimbledon tournament [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] .....

[Iron Man]

--

Rivalry with Rafael Nadal
Main article: Federer–Nadal rivalry

Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004, and this rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers. They are the only men in the open era who have played each other in 7 Grand Slam finals, with Nadal leading 5-2.[92] Nadal leads their overall head-to-head series 13-7 (9-2 on clay, 4-5 on grass and hard courts). Their 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match of all time by many long-time tennis critics,[70][93] while many critics consider their rivalry to be the greatest in tennis history.

Technique

Federer's versatility was epitomised by Jimmy Connors' statement: "In an era of specialists - you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer". David Foster Wallace described Federer's exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip",[97] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport".[98] Federer plays with a single-handed backhand, and has an excellent slice, and can also fire top-spin winning shots.[97] His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no matter where he intends to serve it and he turns his back to his opponents during his motion. His first serve is typically around 190 km/h (118 mph); however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph).

Equipment, apparel, and endorsements

Federer currently plays with a customized Wilson (K)Factor (K)Six-One Tour 90 tennis racquet,which is characterised by its smaller hitting surface of 90 square inches, heavy weight (customized to a 12.7 oz strung weight), and thin beam (18 mm).[100] His grip size is 4 3/8" (L3).[99] Federer strings his racquets at 24 to 28 kg (52.9 to 61.7 pounds) tension (depending on his opponent and surface)[99] with natural gut main strings (Wilson Natural Gut 16 String) and polyester cross strings (Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L String). When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."

Federer endorses Wilson tennis racquets and accessories with a lifetime contract and Nike footwear and apparel (he wears the Nike Air Vapor 6 and Nike Polo shirts).[102] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets symbolizing the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won.[103] This jacket was updated in preparation for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with four racquets. In Wimbledon 2008, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalized cardigan.[104] He now has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[105] He also endorses Gillette[106] and Jura, a Swiss based coffee machine company.[107] In addition, he has had a long standing endorsement deal with Mercedes Benz. Federer also endorses Rolex watches[108], although he was previously an ambassador for Maurice Lacroix

Grand Slam singles finals (19)

Wins (14)
Year Championship Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(5), 6–2, 7–6(3)
2004 Australian Open Hard Flag of Russia Marat Safin 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
2004 Wimbledon (2) Grass Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(3), 6–4
2004 US Open Hard Flag of Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6–0, 7–6(3), 6–0
2005 Wimbledon (3) Grass Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–4
2005 US Open (2) Hard Flag of the United States Andre Agassi 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1
2006 Australian Open (2) Hard Flag of Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2
2006 Wimbledon (4) Grass Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–0, 7–6(5), 6–7(2), 6–3
2006 US Open (3) Hard Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007 Australian Open (3) Hard Flag of Chile Fernando González 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
2007 Wimbledon (5) Grass Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 7–6(7), 4–6, 7–6(3), 2–6, 6–2
2007 US Open (4) Hard Flag of Serbia Novak Djokovic 7–6(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
2008 US Open (5) Hard Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
2009 French Open Clay Flag of Sweden Robin Söderling 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4



Runner-ups (5)
Year Championship Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
2006 French Open Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(4)
2007 French Open (2) Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008 French Open (3) Clay Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
2008 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7
2009 Australian Open Hard Flag of Spain Rafael Nadal 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2


Singles championships

* 1) Federer has won 14 Grand Slam titles, which ties him for the all-time male record with Pete Sampras.[1]

* 2) Federer won five consecutive men's titles at Wimbledon from 2003-07, matching a feat achieved only by Bjorn Borg in the open era.[2]

* 3) Federer holds the open era record for most consecutive US Open titles at five (2004-08).[3] The previous open era record for a male player was three consecutive US Open titles by both Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe.[4] Federer, Sampras, and Jimmy Connors have won a male open era record five US Open titles.

* 4) Federer is the only player in tennis history to win at least five consecutive titles at two different Grand Slam tournaments (2003-07 Wimbledon, 2004-08 US Open).[5] He is also the only player in tennis history to win the same two Grand Slam tournaments back to back for four consecutive years (2004-07).[2]

* 5) Federer's victory at the 2004 US Open marked the first time in the open era that anyone had won his first four Grand Slam finals.[6] He eventually won his first seven Grand Slam finals before losing to Rafael Nadal in the 2006 French Open final.[7] Federer, Richard Sears, and William Renshaw are the only male players in tennis history to win their first seven Grand Slam singles finals.[6]

* 6) At the 2007 Australian Open, Federer became the fourth man in the open era to win a Grand Slam title without dropping a set. The last man to do this before Federer was Borg at the 1980 French Open.[2] Since then only Rafael Nadal accomplished this feat at the 2008 French Open. The only other man to win the Australian Open during the open era without dropping a set was Ken Rosewall in 1971.[8]

* 7) At the 2006 Australian Open, Federer became the first man to win three consecutive Grand Slam titles since Sampras in 1993-94.[2] Federer repeated this feat at the 2007 Australian Open, making him the only man to do this twice in the open era.[9]

* 8) By winning the 2007 Australian Open, Federer became the only male tennis player to win three different Grand Slam tournaments at least three times each (3 Australian Opens, 4 Wimbledons, and 3 US Opens).[10]

* 9) Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win at least two Grand Slam titles for four consecutive years (2004-2007).[2] Sampras is the only other man to win two Grand Slams in a calendar year four different times (1993-95, 1997), but unlike Federer not in consecutive years.

* 10) Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win three Grand Slam tournaments in a calendar year three different times in his career (2004, 2006, 2007).[2]

* 11) Federer won his first 12 Grand Slam finals outside of the French Open, an all-time record. This streak included three titles at the Australian Open, five at Wimbledon, and four at the US Open.[11] His first loss outside of the French Open came at Wimbledon 2008, just before winning his fifth U.S. Open. His only five losses in Grand Slam singles finals are 3 at the French Open, 1 at Wimbledon and 1 at the Australian Open - all to Nadal. Federer also won his first eight hard court Grand Slam singles finals, an all-time record.

* 12) Only Federer (5 Wimbledons and 5 US Opens), Sampras (7 Wimbledons and 5 US Opens) and Borg (6 French Opens and 5 Wimbledons) have won two different Grand Slam tournaments at least five times. However, only Federer managed to win 5 consecutive grand slam tournaments of two separate events.

* 13) By winning the 2007 Australian Open, Federer won his 6th Grand Slam title in his last 7 attempts, an open era male record. Federer's 7 Grand Slam titles in 9 attempts, 8 in 10 attempts, 9 in 13 attempts, 10 in 14 attempts, 11 in 16 attempts, 12 in 18 attempts, 13 in 22 attempts, and 14 in 24 attempts are all-time male records.

* 14) Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win 6 Grand Slam titles in two years (2006-07), 8 in three years (2004-06, 2005-07), 11 in four years (2004-07), 12 in five years (2003-07, 2004-08), 13 in six years (2003-08) and 14 in seven years (2003-09). 11 Grand Slam titles in four years is an all-time record, male or female.

* 15) Federer has won at least one Grand Slam title for seven consecutive years (2003-09) trailing only Borg (1974-81) and Sampras (1993-2000) who hold the open era male record of eight consecutive years.

* 16) Federer has defeated eleven different opponents in Grand Slam finals, an all-time male record.

* 17) Federer is the sixth man to win all four Grand Slams after Fred Perry, Don Budge (1938), Rod Laver (1962 & 1969), Roy Emerson and Andre Agassi. Federer is the third man to win all four in the open era after Laver and Agassi, and the second man to win all four on three different surfaces (hard, clay and grass) after Agassi.

Singles finals

* 1) Federer and Ivan Lendl have appeared in all-time 19 Grand Slam singles finals.[12]

* 2) Federer is the only male player in tennis history to reach the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments in back to back calendar years (2006-07) and only the second in the open era to reach all four finals in a single year after Rod Laver in 1969. Federer and Laver (1962, 1969) are the only two male players in tennis history to reach all four Grand Slam finals in the same year at least twice in their careers.[2]

* 3) Federer reached an all-time male record ten consecutive Grand Slam finals (2005 Wimbledon - 2007 US Open), breaking the previous male record of seven set by Jack Crawford in 1934 and winning eight of them.[13][14]

* 4) Federer is the only male player in open era history to reach at least three Grand Slam finals for three consecutive calendar years as well as four out of five years (2004, 2006-08), breaking the previous open era record of three out of four years set by Bjorn Borg (1978, 1980-81). In tennis history, Federer and Laver (1960-62, 1969) are the only male players to reach at least three Grand Slam finals in a calendar year at least four times in their careers.[2]

* 5) Federer has reached an all-time record 15 finals out of the last 16 Grand Slam tournaments (2005 Wimbledon - present, excluding the 2008 Australian Open).[15]

* 6) During the open era, only Federer (2003-08) and Borg (1976-81) have reached at least six consecutive Wimbledon finals.[16]

* 7) During the open era, only Federer (2004-08), Lendl (1982-89), and Jimmy Connors (1974-78) have reached at least five consecutive US Open men's finals with Lendl holding the open era record at eight.

* 8) Federer is the only male player in tennis history to reach at least five consecutive finals at two different Grand Slam tournaments (2003-08 Wimbledon, 2004-08 US Open).[2]

* 9) During the open era, only Federer (2006-09), Rafael Nadal (2005-08), Lendl (1984-87), and Borg (1978-81) have reached four consecutive French Open men's finals. Federer is the only male player in the open era to be French Open runner-up for three consecutive years.

* 10) Federer (2003-08 Wimbledon, 2004-08 US Open, 2006-09 French Open) is the only male player in tennis history to reach at least four consecutive finals at three different Grand Slam tournaments.

* 11) During the open era, Federer and Lendl are the only male players to reach back to back finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments. In tennis history, Federer, Lendl, Laver, and Roy Emerson are the only male players to achieve this.

* 12) In tennis history, Federer is the only male player to reach the final of all four Grand Slam singles tournament at least four times.

* 13) In tennis history, Federer (2006-08), Nadal (2006-08), and Borg (1978-81) are the only male players to reach the finals of the French Open and Wimbledon back to back for at least three consecutive years with Borg holding the record at four.

* 14) In 19 Grand Slam finals, Federer has only lost to or been extended to five sets by Nadal (five times and three times respectively).[2]

* 15) Federer is undefeated in his five US Open final appearances, unprecedented in the open era.

Singles semifinals

* 1) Federer has reached a total of 22 Grand Slam semifinals out of the last 24 Grand Slam tournaments (2003 Wimbledon - present). Jimmy Connors holds the all time record in this category, reaching the semifinals or better of Grand Slam Men's Singles events a total of 31 times.

* 2) Federer has reached an all-time male record 20 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals (2004 Wimbledon - present) breaking the previous male record of 10 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals shared by Ivan Lendl and Rod Laver.[17]

* 3) Federer has reached six consecutive Wimbledon semifinals (2003-08), which is an open era male record shared with Bjorn Borg (1976-81) and Connors (1977-82).

* 4) Federer is the only male player in the open era to reach at least five consecutive French Open semifinals (2005-09). In the history of tennis, René Lacoste (1925-29), Henri Cochet (1926-30), and Eric Sturgess (1947-52) are the only male players to have done this, with Sturgess holding the all-time record of six. [18]

* 5) Federer has reached six consecutive Australian Open semifinals (2004-09), which is an open era male record shared with Lendl (1985-91).

* 6) Federer is the only player in tennis history to reach at least five consecutive semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments.

Pairings

* 1) Federer and Nadal are the only No. 1 and 2 pair in the open era to contest the French Open and Wimbledon men's finals back to back in a calendar year. They are also the the only pair in the history of tennis to contest both of these finals back to back for three consecutive years (2006-08).[19]

* 2) Federer and Nadal are the second pair to face each other in seven Grand Slam singles finals (2006-8 Wimbledon, 2006-8 French Open, 2009 Australian Open), after Bill Tilden and William Johnston (1919-25).[20]

* 3) Federer and Nadal are the only No. 1 and 2 pair to win at least 11 consecutive Grand Slam singles tournaments between them (2005 French Open - 2007 US Open). In this period, Federer won 3 consecutive titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open and 2 consecutive titles at the Australian Open, while Nadal won 3 consecutive French Open titles.

* 4) During the open era, only two pairs of players have played each other in the final of the same Grand Slam singles tournament three consecutive years: Becker-Edberg (Wimbledon 1988-90) and Federer-Nadal (2006-08 French Open and 2006-08 Wimbledon).

Match winning streaks

* 1) In 2001, Federer ended Pete Sampras's 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon in the fourth round of the tournament.

* 2) Federer won his 11th consecutive Grand Slam singles match in straight sets when he defeated Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round of the 2007 French Open. This tied John McEnroe's open era record for the most consecutive straight-set victories in Grand Slam singles tournaments.[24] He then won his 36th consecutive Grand Slam singles set when he won the first set in the quarterfinals against Tommy Robredo at the 2007 French Open to set the all-time record.

* 3) Federer's two streaks of 27 consecutive Grand Slam match wins (2005-06, 2006-07) are two wins shy of the open era male record set by Laver from 1969-70.[25]

* 4) Federer's 40 consecutive match wins at Wimbledon (2003-08) are one win shy of the all-time male record set by Borg from 1976-81.

* 5) Federer's 34 consecutive match wins at the US Open are an open era male record.

* 6) Federer is the only player in tennis history to win at least 34 consecutive matches at two different Grand Slams (2003-08 Wimbledon, 2004-08 US Open).

* 7) Federer is the only male player in tennis history to win at least 19 consecutive matches at three different Grand Slams (2003-08 Wimbledon, 2004-08 US Open, and 2006-08 Australian Open).

[edit] Miscellaneous

* 1) Federer is the first male player to be seeded first at 18 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (2004 French Open - 2008 Wimbledon).

* 2) Federer has either won or lost to the eventual champion at a record 20 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments (2004 Wimbledon - current).

Tennis Masters Cup

* 1) Federer and Lendl are the only players to have won two consecutive Tennis Masters Cup titles twice in their careers.

* 2) Both Federer (2003-07) and Ilie Năstase (1971-75) have appeared in five consecutive Tennis Masters Cup finals, with Lendl appearing in a record nine consecutive finals (1980-88).

* 3) Both Federer and Năstase have won 4 Tennis Masters Cup titles in 5 years.

ATP Masters Series tournaments

* 1) Federer won 29 consecutive Tennis Masters Series matches before he lost to Rafael Nadal in the final of the 2006 Masters Series Monte-Carlo.[2]

* 2) By winning the 2006 Nasdaq 100 Open title, Federer became the only player to win the first two Tennis Masters Series events of the year two years in a row.[26]

* 3) Both Federer and Chang have won three titles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, but Federer is the only one to win three in a row.

* 4) Federer prevented Rafael Nadal from winning all three clay court ATP Masters Series tournaments in the same year two times in his career, by winning in the finals of 2007 Hamburg (2-6, 6-2, 6-0) and 2009 Madrid (6-4, 6-4). There he ended Nadal's winning streaks on clay with 81 and 33 wins in a row. He won the third clay court ATP Masters Series tournament five times in his career, with four titles in Hamburg and one title in Madrid, extended the previous record of three career titles set by Andriy Medvedev. It is also the most successful ATP Masters Series tournament for him, although it is played on clay courts.

* 5) Both Federer and Nadal have won 15 Masters Series Tournaments, which is second only to Agassi 17.

Ranking and points

* 1) Federer is the first player to be ranked World No. 1 for four consecutive (non-calendar) years[27] from February 2, 2004, through August 18, 2008.

* 2) Until losing the No. 1 ranking to Rafael Nadal on August 18, 2008, Federer had been the top ranked player on the ATP computer for a record[28] 237 consecutive weeks.[29]

* 3) Federer is the first player to be ranked No. 1 for more than 200 consecutive weeks, thus surpassing Steffi Graf for the all-time record of 186 consecutive weeks among all tennis players, male or female. On February 26, 2007, he surpassed Connors's all-time record for most consecutive weeks (160) atop the men's rankings.[2] Only Connors (268 weeks, top ranked nine separate periods), Lendl (270 weeks, top ranked eight separate periods) and Sampras (286 weeks, top ranked eleven separate periods) have spent more weeks in total as top ranked players on the ATP list [30] [31]

* 4) Federer in 2007 became the fifth man since the inception of the ATP computer rankings in 1973 to be year-end number one four times (Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, and Pete Sampras were the others).[32]

* 5) Federer is the fifth player in the history of the ATP computer rankings to be the top ranked player every week during a calendar year (2005, 2006, and 2007). The others are Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, and Lleyton Hewitt.[2]

Individual match records

* 1) In a semifinal of the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup, Federer won a second set tiebreak against Marat Safin 20-18, the longest tiebreak in Tennis Masters Cup history.[2]

Match winning streaks

* 1) At Wimbledon in 2006, with his first round victory over Richard Gasquet, Federer surpassed Bjorn Borg's 41-match grass court winning streak record.[33] Borg set this record from 1976 to 1981, while playing only Wimbledon.[34] At Wimbledon in 2008, Federer took the streak to 65 consecutive matches by defeating Marat Safin in the semifinals.[35] Federer was extended to five sets only once during this streak.[36] This is the second longest streak by a male player on a given surface, after Rafael Nadal's 81 consecutive wins on clay courts.

* 2) On 26 October 2006, Federer became only the second player in the open era, the other being Borg, to have held five winning streaks of more than twenty matches. Federer's first streak was 23 matches in mid-2004. The second streak was 26 matches spanning the latter half of 2004 and early 2005. The third streak was 25 matches in early 2005.[2] The fourth streak was 35 matches at the end of 2005. The fifth (and longest) streak started at the 2006 US Open and ended after 41 victories on March 11, 2007, which included tournament victories at the US Open, Tokyo, ATP Masters Series in Madrid, Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, the Australian Open in Melbourne, and the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open.

* 3) Federer won a record 26 consecutive matches against top ten ranked opponents.[37] The streak lasted from October 2003 to January 2005, when he lost to Safin in a semifinal of the Australian Open.

* 4) Federer holds the longest winning streak on hard courts during the open era: 56 matches (2005-06). The streak was ended by Nadal in the Dubai final in March 2006.[2] At the 2006 US Open, Federer started another hard court streak, which reached 36 consecutive wins (including tournament victories at the US Open, Tokyo, ATP Masters Series in Madrid, Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, the Australian Open, Dubai, and two Davis Cup matches in Geneva against Serbia-Montenegro). The streak ended on March 11, 2007, at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California when Federer lost to Guillermo Cañas in the second round.

* 5) Federer's 41-match winning streak[38] against American players ended when he lost to Mardy Fish in a semifinal of the 2008 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California.

* 6) Federer holds the record for most consecutive singles wins in North America, winning 55 straight matches before losing to Andy Murray in August 2006.[2] (This loss also stopped Federer's streak of 17 consecutive finals reached, just one shy of Ivan Lendl's record 18 consecutive finals in 1981 and 1982.[2])

Tournament winning streaks
Roger Federer at 2006 US Open Practice Session.

* 1) Federer won 24 straight finals from the tournament in Vienna in October 2003 through the tournament in Bangkok in September 2005. This streak was a new open era record, breaking the previous record of twelve straight final wins shared by John McEnroe and Borg.[2] David Nalbandian ended Federer's streak in the final of the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup.[2]

* 2) Federer won four consecutive titles at one event for the first time on June 18, 2006, at the Gerry Weber Open. He repeated this feat by winning his fourth consecutive Wimbledon championship in 2006, beating Rafael Nadal in the final. He improved upon this by winning his fifth consecutive Wimbledon championship in 2007, again beating Rafael Nadal in the final and thus equalling Bjorn Borg's open era record. Furthermore, in 2007, Federer won his fourth consecutive US Open, breaking the open era record.

Yearly excellence

* 1) Federer's loss against Richard Gasquet in the 2005 Monte Carlo Masters brought his win-loss tally to 35-2 for 2005.

* 2) In 2006, Federer won at least 80 matches for the second straight year, the first player to do so since Ivan Lendl went 106-26 in 1980, 96-14 in 1981, and 106-9 in 1982.[2] Federer has won at least seventy matches in four consecutive years (2003: 78-17; 2004: 74-6; 2005: 81-4; 2006: 92-5).

* 3) In 2006, Federer reached the final in 16 of the 17 tournaments he played, setting a new record of 94.1 percent finals appearances.[39]

* 4) In 2007, Federer earned a record U.S. $10,130,620 in prize money, surpassing his own previous record of $8,343,885 set in 2006.

* 5) In 2004, Federer became the tenth player in the open era to win at least 11 singles titles in a year. He is the first year-end No. 1 to win 11 titles since Lendl in 1985. In 2006, Federer became the first man since Thomas Muster in 1995 to win 12 titles in one year.[2]

* 6) In 2006, Federer became the only player in the open era to have won at least 10 singles titles in each of three consecutive years.[2] He won at least 11 titles during the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

[edit] Career excellence

* 1) As of June 8, 2009[update], Federer has won 59 of 81 finals during his career, for a winning percentage of 72.8 percent.

* 2) From 2004 through 2006, Federer won 94.3 percent of his singles matches (247-15) and 69.4 percent of the singles tournaments he entered (34 titles in 49 tournaments, including eight of twelve Grand Slam tournaments).

* 3) By 2005, Federer had won singles and doubles titles on all four surfaces: hardcourt, clay, carpet, and grass. (Singles: Sydney 2002 (hard), Hamburg 2002 (clay), Milan 2001 (carpet), and Halle 2003 (grass); Doubles: Rotterdam 2001 (hard), Gstaad 2001 (clay), Moscow 2002 (carpet), and Halle 2005 (grass).

* 4) Federer equalled Sampras' open era record of 10 tournaments won on grass when he won the Gerry Weber Open in Halle in 2008.[40]

* 5) Federer won 31 consecutive sets beginning with his Tennis Masters Cup round robin match against Andy Roddick on November 14, 2006, and ending with his first round match against Kristian Pless at the Dubai Tennis Championships on February 26, 2007.

* 6) On June 7, 2009 (French Open final), Federer recorded his 650th career victory.

* 7) As of April 2008, Federer has won singles tournaments in 17 different countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, People's Republic of China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

* 8) In two tournaments that Federer won, he won every game he served.

Quotes about Roger Federer

[edit] After winning Roland Garros
“ “Maybe my greatest victory, or certainly the one that takes the most pressure off my shoulders,”...“I think that now, and until the end of my career, I can really play with my mind at peace and no longer hear that I’ve never won at Roland Garros,”...“I knew the day Rafa won’t be in the finals, I will be there, and I will win. I always knew that, and I believed in it. That’s exactly what happened,”...“It’s funny. I didn’t hope for it. But I believed in it.” ”

—Roger Federer - Manila Standard Today


“ I believe that arguably he is the best-ever player in the world of all time ”

—Jacques Rogge - Associated Press
“ Regardless if he won there or not, he goes down as the greatest ever. This just confirms it. ”

—Pete Sampras - Associate Press
“ Roger now has the best record in the Open era but it’s simply impossible to compare his records to the amateur era players ”

—Jim Courier - Reuters
“ Now that he's won in Paris, I think it just more solidifies his place in history as the greatest player that played the game, in my opinion. ”

—Pete Sampras - Associated Press
“ You can be the dominant performer of your time, but I don't think anyone has the title of best ever. ”

—Rod Laver - USA Today
“ This is going to mean so much to him, to have that hole filled. It will change his life ”

—Andre Agassi - Glasgow Sunday Mail
“ Roger’s got too many shots, too much talent in one body,”...“It’s hardly fair that one person can do all this — his backhands, his forehands, volleys, serving, his court position … the way he moves around the court, you feel like he’s barely touching the ground, and that’s the sign of a great champion ”

—Rod Laver - Reuters
“ How do you sort of argue with his numbers? It's pretty incredible,"..."A lot of people say it's better to be lucky than good. I'd rather be Roger than lucky ”

—Andre Agassi - CBS Sports
“ The greatest of all time. ”

—John McEnroe - Forbes
“ 'Roger made everybody play better. He made every tennis player in the world be better, if they want to play with him,'...'That’s why everybody learns new shots and works differently: Roger’s doing this, we have to do the same.' ”

—Guillermo Vilas - Tennis Magazine
“ There is no doubt Roger is one of the greatest players of all time, and he has a chance to become the greatest player of this era ”

—Bud Collins - Bloomberg
“ If one guy deserves it, that’s him. ”

—Rafael Nadal - Bloomberg
“ Federer’s achievements make him the greatest player of all-time...He’s also a champion who is one class act. What a gracious person Federer is, both personally and professionally. He just handles everything so well. And when he cried you could see how much this meant to him, and fans enjoyed the moment with him ”

—Tracy Austin - NBC Sports
“ Laver definitely would have won many more Slams...puts Federer 'in the category of greatest ever' ”

—Butch Buchholz - Miami Herald
“ Mr. Perfect ”

—Boris Becker - Newsweek
“ With this win, I would put Roger’s record up against any of the all time greats and he still has plenty of runway to add to it if he stays healthy. The greatest open era achievements that spring to mind — (Rod) Laver’s slam, Sampras’s 14 majors. Sampras’s six years in a row as season ending number one, (Ivan) Lendl’s 8 U.S. Open finals in a row, Federer’s five Wimbledons and five U.S. Opens (and counting) in a row and Federer’s semifinal or better streak at a major (still counting). ”

—Mats Wilander & Jim Courier - Reuters
“ Roger is the best player of all time. ”

—Tim Henman - The Sun

Awards

This is a list of the awards Swiss tennis player Roger Federer won in his career.

2003

* 1) ATP European Player of the Year.
* 2) Swiss Sportsman of the Year
* 3) Swiss of the Year.
* 4) Michael-Westphal Award.

2004

* 1) ATP European Player of the Year.
* 2) ITF World Champion.
* 3) Sports Illustrated Tennis Player of the Year.
* 4) Swiss Sportsman of the Year
* 5) Swiss of the Year.
* 6) Reuters International Sportsman of the Year.
* 7) BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
* 8) International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year.
* 9) Golden Bagel Award.
* 10) European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year.). [42]

2005

* 1) Ambassador of United Nations' Year of Sport and Physical Education.
* 2) Goldene Kamera Award.
* 3) ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2004).
* 4) Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
* 5) ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite.
* 6) Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2004).
* 7) Michael-Westphal Award.
* 8) International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year.
* 9) International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis.
* 10) Most Outstanding Athlete by the United States Sports Academy.
* 11) Freedom Air People's Choice Sports Awards International Sportsperson of the Year.
* 12) ITF World Champion.
* 13) ESPY Best Male Tennis Player.
* 14) European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year.). [42]

[edit] 2006

* 1) L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2005).
* 2) ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2005).
* 3) Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
* 4) ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite.
* 5) Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2005).
* 6) ESPY Best Male Tennis Player.
* 7) International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year.
* 8) International Tennis Writers Ambassador for Tennis.
* 9) ITF World Champion.
* 10) BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
* 11) Swiss Sportsman of the Year
* 12) EFE's Sportsman of the Year.
* 13) Golden Bagel Award.
* 14) Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year by The United States Sports Academy.
* 15) European Sportsman of the Year (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year.). [42]

2007

* 1) L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2006).
* 2) ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2006).
* 3) Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
* 4) ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite.
* 5) Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year.
* 6) Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2006).
* 7) ESPY Best Male Tennis Player.
* 8) ESPY Best Male International Athlete.
* 9) ITF World Champion.
* 10) BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
* 11) Tennis magazine's 2007 player of the year
* 12) Swiss Sportsman of the Year

2008

* 1) L'Equipe Magazine's Champion of Champions (for the year 2007).
* 2) European Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2007) (aka UEPS [Federation of European sports journalists] Sportsman of the Year.). [42]
* 3) Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (for the year 2007) -- First ever winner of four Laureus World Sports Awards [43].
* 4) ATP Player of the Year (for the year 2007).
* 5) Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
* 6) ATPTennis.com Fan's Favourite.
* 7) ESPY Best Male Tennis Player
* 8) Swiss Team of the Year (with Stanislas Wawrinka as "golden team FedRinka")

2009

* 1) Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award.
* 2) ATPWorldtour.com (formerly ATPTennis.com) Fan's Favourite.





-

[Iron Man]

Federer photo album [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل] [فقط الأعضاء المسجلين والمفعلين يمكنهم رؤية الوصلات . إضغط هنا للتسجيل]

[Iron Man]

to be continued

[بسـ الطفـε(｡◕‿◕｡)зـوله ــمة]

I love fedreer

he z simply the best ^_^

keep going

[Iron Man]

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة بسـ الطفـε(●̮̮̃•̃)зـوله ــمة

I love fedreer

he z simply the best ^_^

keep going

yes he's the best ever

thanks for passing by

regards