Roger Federer: The Biography

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Henman marches on". 4 July 2001. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020 . Retrieved 7 June 2020. As of 2019, Federer holds the third highest number of Guinness World Records within one discipline, a total of 30, which include 18 performance based records. [487] Open Era records ITF Junior. "Federer Junior Activity". Archived from the original on 30 June 2019 . Retrieved 29 December 2014.

Bierley, Steve (1 February 2009). "Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in five sets". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020 . Retrieved 1 February 2009. Federer is also very well-liked among his peers, having won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship award (which is voted for by all the ATP players) a record 13 times. Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Cincinnati Open". BBC Sport. 19 August 2012. Archiv During the clay season, Federer's victory in the Hamburg Masters final was particularly impressive, as it snapped Nadal's 81-match winning streak on clay, an Open-era record. Federer turned the match around from a set down to sweep 12 of the final 14 games, including a final set bagel. [78] At the French Open, some anticipated that Federer could become the first man in almost 40 years to hold all four majors simultaneously, having just resoundingly defeated young rival Nadal on clay entering the tournament. However, in a repeat of the previous year, Federer played a tough four-set final against Nadal but was undone by going 1/17 on break-point chances. [79] penabaza (21 December 2011). "Roger Federer – Tweener – US Open 2009 [HD]". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.At the Dubai Tennis Championships Federer won his 100th Career Singles Title, beating Tsitsipas in straight sets in the final. It was his eighth title in Dubai and he became only the second man after Jimmy Connors to reach the three figure mark in the Open Era. [250] Federer then reached the final of the 2019 Indian Wells Masters where he lost to Dominic Thiem in three sets. [251] On 31 March, Federer defeated John Isner at the 2019 Miami Open in straights sets to win his 4th Miami Open title and 28th Masters title. [252] Federer then played his first clay court tournament in three years at the 2019 Madrid Open and secured his 1200th career win, beating Gaël Monfils in the third round. In the quarterfinals he lost to Dominic Thiem again in three sets, despite having two match points in the second set. [253] a b c "Roger Federer – 2004 Singles Playing Activity". ATP World Tour. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 . Retrieved 8 December 2014. Miami 2002, Roger Federer recalls best second win ever". Tennis World USA. April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020 . Retrieved 7 June 2020. Federer wins fifth Halle title". SWI swissinfo.ch. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020 . Retrieved 7 June 2020.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Federer was again the top seed and favorite in singles, but lost in the quarterfinals to James Blake. [294] He found more success in men's doubles, winning the gold medal with compatriot Stan Wawrinka, defeating Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden. [295] At both the Athens and Beijing Olympics, Federer was the flagbearer for Switzerland in the opening ceremony. [296] At the London 2012 Olympics Federer entered again as the top seed and won his first singles medal, a silver to Andy Murray in the final. He and Wawrinka failed to defend their gold medal in doubles, losing in the second round to Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram of Israel. [297] [298] Fendrich, Howard (8 July 2012). "Federer beats Murray for 7th Wimbledon, 17th major". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020 . Retrieved 5 December 2014. Mitchell, Kevin (1 June 2010). "Roger Federer beaten by Robin Söderling in French Open". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 7 June 2020. Federer and Andy Murray played each other 25 times, with Federer winning 14 matches and Murray winning 11. Federer leads 12–10 on hard courts and 2–1 on grass; the two never met on clay. After Federer won the first professional match they played, Murray dominated the first half of the rivalry, leading 8–5 in 2010, while the second half of the rivalry was dominated by Federer, who leads 9–3 from 2011 onwards. [344] The two have met six times at the majors, with Federer leading 5–1. Their first three major matches were finals, with Federer winning all three of these matches; at the 2008 US Open [345] and the 2010 Australian Open, [346] both of which he won in straight sets, and at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in which Murray took the opening set, but went on to lose in four sets.

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Roger Federer ( German pronunciation: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Federer was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. He won 103 singles titles on the ATP Tour, the second most of all time, including 20 major men's singles titles (among which a record eight men's singles Wimbledon titles, and an Open Era joint-record five men's singles US Open titles) and six year-end championships. Federer did not play in a singles tournament after Wimbledon 2021, and dropped out of the top 50 on 13 June 2022. On 11 July 2022, he became unranked for the first time since his professional debut. [284] [285]



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