“Federer express”, as he is often called, is ranked No. 2 in the world in professional tennis. Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981. He was born in Binningennear Basil, the son of a Swiss.
the national Robert Federer and the African Lynette Du Rand. He is multilingual and can speak French, German and English fluently. He started playing tennis at the age of 6 when his parents recognized his talent.
By the time he was 12, he had become the Swiss national champion. The defining moment of his career came in 2001 when he made headlines at Wimbledon by defeating Pete Sampras. In 2002, his trainer died in a car wash. Despite this devastation, he qualified for the tennis masters cup for the first time, as in honor of his coach’s memory.
In 1998 he played Wimbledon as a junior player. That year he ended up being number one in the world.
He defeated 4-time defending champion Pete Sampras to enter the quarterfinals. This was his first Grand Slam quarterfinal in France in 2001.
In 2003, he won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon. He reached nine finals on the ATP tour and won seven of them. He also won his first and double Master Services 1000 event in Miami. To top it off, he won the year-end championship by defeating Andre Agassi.
In 2004 he won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career. The grand slam was the Australian Open, the second was Wimbledon, and the third was the American Open. He also won all three ATP Master Series 1000 events. As in 2003, he finished the year-end championships for the second time.
In 2005 he failed to reach the final of the first two Grand Slam tournaments. He ended up losing the Australian Open to Safin and the French Open to Rafael Nadal. Despite this, he won the Wimbledon championship and the US Open. He has also won 4 ATP master services 1000 and 2 ATP 500 series. However, he lost the championship at the end of the year.
In 2006, he won three Grand Slams and only lost the French Open. This year he won the year-end championship for the third time.
In 2007 he won three Grand Slams again and lost the French Open to Nadal.
In 2008, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won gold at the Olympics.
In 2009, she could win two Grand Slam singles titles, namely the French Open and Wimbledon. It was a record year, the French Open title was his first and he won a 15th Grand Slam title, a men’s record, which is one more than Pete Sampras’ mark of 14. His success story continued in 2010. He won the Australian Open. He has set many records and surpassed many other records set by other tennis players.
He has had some famous and intense rivalries including Rafael Nada and Lleton Heuist.
He is married to former women’s tennis association player Mirka Vavrinec and they have twins. He has a record 16 Grand Slam titles. He was named the “Laureus Sportsman of the Year” for four consecutive years (2005-2008).