Roger Federer Biography

Roger Federer's forehand and court smarts have made him one of the top-ranked tennis players in the world. Roger Federer is the Swiss tennis player whose four consecutive titles at Wimbledon (2003-2006) made him the dominant men's player in the world.

Interesting facts about Roger Federer:

Born: 8 August 1981
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Best known as: Wimbledon men's champion, 2003-2006
Roger Federer speaks three languages - English, German and French.
Roger Federer is one of the few professional tennis players in the world that does not have a coach.
Roger Federer's favorite music is anything by AC/DC or Lenny Kravitz.
Nike first approached Federer with a sponsorship deal in 1996, two years before he turned pro.

Roger Federer was born August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland to Lynette and Robert Federer. Tennis was a family passion in the Federer home and Roger began playing tennis when he was eight years old. Roger’s first sports hero was Boris Becker, the young German who won Wimbledon in 1985. Roger recalls watching Becker play Stefan Edberg in the 1988 Wimbledon final, and crying when his idol lost.

By the time he was ten, would sometimes beat other kids his age so badly they would start crying and Roger would often cry and smash rackets himself if he ever lost a match. Roger left home when he was 13 to train at a top-rated tennis academy in Switzerland and was the number one ranked junior player in the world by the time he was 16.

roger federer He made a name for himself in 2001 by beating defending champion Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, before being knocked out himself in the quarterfinals. Federer won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 2003, and in 2004 he again won Wimbledon and added the Australian and U.S. Opens, with only a third-round loss in the French Open keeping him from the Grand Slam. In 2005 Federer won his third consecutive Wimbledon (defeating Andy Roddick in the finals for the second year in a row) and then defeated Andre Agassi for his second straight U.S. Open title. In 2006 he lost to Rafael Nadal in the finals of the French Open, beat Nadal in the finals at Wimbledon and defeated Andy Roddick to win the U.S. Open. His victory at the Australian Open in 2007 gave him a total of 10 Grand Slam titles.

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