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Roger Federer (/ ˈ f ɛ d ər ər / FED-ər-ər, Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He 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.
The photo of Federer and long-time rival and friend Nadal holding hands with tears in their eyes became one of the enduring images of 2022. As the years pass, it will no doubt become one of the ...
Directing alongside Joe Sabia, Kapadia attempts to crack a much tougher nut with the Prime Video documentary “Federer: Twelve Final Days,” a fly-on-the-wall snapshot of Swiss tennis legend ...
A 37-year-old Federer triumphed in the pair's final encounter, in 2019 at Wimbledon, but it was a 17-year-old Nadal who won their first meeting, in 2004. "I thought I was on top of the world.
Director Joe Sabia had met Roger Federer in 2019 when he directed Federer's "73 Questions" video for Vogue. Three years later, Federer's team approached Sabia to film his retirement announcement, which was released on 15 September 2022. In addition to the retirement announcement, Sabia documented the final 12 days of Federer's career. [1] [2]
Federer has won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, the third most in history behind Nadal and Djokovic. Federer broke the previous all-time record held by Pete Sampras (14) in 2009 before Nadal and Djokovic surpassed him in 2022. Federer is one of 3 players who won all 4 Grand Slams and the Year-end Championship in their career.
Since Federer "graduated tennis" in 2022, he has embraced three essential tennis lessons and applied them to his life, and he shared them with Dartmouth's Class of 2024: 1. "Effortless" is a myth.
The 2008 final was the third consecutive year in which Federer and Nadal had met in the championship match of Wimbledon. [21] Federer had won not only both previous meetings, but had been the reigning Wimbledon champion since 2003. Federer’s five consecutive titles (2003–2007) were a record shared with Björn Borg. [22]