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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 as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks (second-most of all time), including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Federer won 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, third behind Novak Djokovic (24) and Rafael Nadal (22). He was the first male player to win more than 14 Grand Slams. He reached 31 Grand Slam singles finals, second-most behind Djokovic (10 consecutive, and another 8 consecutive—the two longest streaks in men's tennis history), a record 23 consecutive semifinal appearances, and a record 36 ...
Federer is the first and only player to reach 10 finals overall and 16 semi-finals. He has appeared in the 8-man year-end tournament 14 consecutive times and total 17 times, and is the only player to achieve both these feats in the open era. Roger Federer is the first player to win nine different Masters events of the ATP Masters.
The rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer was one of the most prolific rivalries in tennis history and is considered one of the greatest rivalries of all time. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Djokovic and Federer faced each other 50 times, with Djokovic leading the head-to-head record 27–23, including 13–6 in finals.
The tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport. [1] Federer and Nadal played each other 40 times, with Nadal leading 24–16 overall, including 14–10 in finals.
Roger Federer's first ATP Tour-level tournament was the 1998 Gstaad Open, where he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost, 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first final came at the 2000 Marseille Open, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7.
The chance to be coached by Roger Federer would surely be a dream come true for any young tennis player. Apart from the Swiss tennis great’s own children, it would seem. Federer’s twin ...
In 1993, Federer won the U12 Swiss national junior championships in Lucerne. [8] [9] Becoming the best junior in the country helped him decide to become a professional tennis player, so he stopped playing football at age twelve to concentrate solely on tennis, where he felt he had more control over his victories or defeats, rather than relying on the performances of his teammates.