Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981, and is a Swiss professional tennis player that is currently ranked No. 2 in the world behind Rafael Nadal. He was previously the World No. 1 ranked player for a record number of weeks, 237 weeks to be exact. He took the World No. 1 ranking in February of 2004 and held it until August of 2008 which is when his long time tennis rival, Rafael Nadal, took over. He has won a total of 13 Grand Slam Singles Titles, which includes 3 Australian Open Titles, 5 Wimbledon Titles and 5 US Open Titles.
Where He Is Now -
Roger Federer has had a fairly average year so far, with some excellent wins and some disappointments. In August of this year he lost the World No. 1 title to his long time tennis rival, Rafael Nadal. In the 2008 Madrid Masters, he reached all the way to the semifinals without losing a single set, before he lost to Andy Murray. He became the all time leader in career prize monies at the same time, having earned more than $123 billion dollars by the end of the tournament, surpassing the former World No. 1 champion Pete Sampras in this regard. The 2008 season was the first season since 2003 that Federer did not win a regular season Masters Series title, but he still won a number of tournaments and titles throughout the season.
Career Highlights -
- Ranked World No. 1 for a surprising 237 consecutive weeks
- Currently ranked World No. 2 behind Rafael Nadal
- 13 Grand Slam Singles Titles,
- 3 Australian Open Titles
- 5 Wimbledon Titles
- 5 US Open Titles
- 4 Tennis Masters Cup Titles
- 13 ATP Masters Series Titles
- Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles
- 10 Consecutive Grand Slam Men's Singles Finals
Interesting and Inspirational Quotes -
"I like to play against guys who have beaten me, especially early in the career, try to get them back, ... He was a tough opponent for me for a long, long time."
"I wasn't feeling so good like the last few times but maybe that's got something to do with him because he really came in a lot and never gave me the rhythm."
"That game was huge, absolutely, ... I was not so happy the way I was playing, especially in the second set. Third was getting better, especially after that pass. I really felt that shift in momentum. I took advantage of that. In the fourth set, I started to feel like I'm really in control again where I didn't feel that way at all before. I had the feeling actually momentum was all on his side."
Originally posted 2008-12-29 05:01:52. Republished by Old Post Promoter
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