Roger Federer

Biography

Roger Federer was born with Basle, in Suisse, of Switzerland-German Robert Federer and the south African Lynette Federer. It grew in the canton of the Münchenstein, at 10 minutes of Basle. Very gifted for the Football, Federer has a certain time planned to start a career of footballer, before launching out in the Tennis. Besides it continues to support its football club, FC Basle, although he is fan of the Italian club ACE Rome.

To federate had like old idols Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Pete Sampras. Apart from the Tennis, he likes to practice sports such as the Golf, the Football, the Ski or the Squash. He is sponsored by many popular marks such as Nike, Gillette or Rolex.

Its favorite holiday places are the Maldives, Dubai and the the Alps. He is also friendly with the champion of Golf and current world number 1, the American Tiger Woods. To federate is Catholique and met the Pape at the time of the tournament of Rome in 2006.

To federate resides at Oberwil. It is currently couples of it with the former Swiss tennis player Miroslava (Mirka) Vavrinec (ex 76e world player), which it met at the time of OJ of Sydney in 2000. The latter is in addition her manager.

Course

1981 - 1997

Roger Federer starts to play tennis as of the three years age and integrates five years later the club of tennis TC Old Boys in her birthplace of Basle. It is pulled by Switzerland Seppli Kacovsky of 1989 with 1994 and by the Australian Peter Carter who gives him private lessons until in 1995. During five years, its efforts will enable him to become national champion in all the junior categories. Thus To federate, at the twelve years age, decides to continue its formation as tennis player. In 1995, it integrates the Swiss National center of Ecublens where it does not gain less than seven tournaments juniors of 1995 with 1997. During this period, Federer also will learn how to speak French, which will enable him to make its first discussions with French-speaking people. When at 15 years, Swiss national center of tennis raises, one requires of him which are his goals of sportsman, Bâlois does not miss ambition. If his/her comrades admit “to want to pass professional or integrate the 100 best players of the world”, already clearly affirms to him to want to become “world number one”. Starting from 1997, Federer starts to take part in international tournaments and gains in May with Prato its first great tournament junior. In same time (To federate is then 16 years old), it is decided to give up the school and to concentrate its future only on one career of tennis player. A risky bet because although it started to forge a name on the circuit junior, it cannot live alone of its scores.

1998

The first professional match of Roger Federer goes up in July 1998 at the time of the tournament of Gstaad, which it reaches thanks to a wild card. This same year, on the circuit junior, it finishes world number one and gains at the same time the tournament of Wimbledon (into simple and double) and the Orange Bowl, the semi-official championship of the world juniors. It also reaches the final of the US Open junior.

1999

1999 mark its beginnings in Coupe Davis - in March with Neuchâtel, where it contributes to the Swiss victory vis-a-vis the Italy - and in Grand Slam with Roland Garros where it is inclined with the first turn. It finishes for the first time the year in the first 100 world thanks to good performances at the end of the season. It will gain a Challenger tournament with Brest. The contribution of new coaches (Dr. Guerin & Dariel) gives him more insurance and of serenity on the court.

2000

To federate argument the first final of its career to the beginning of the year 2000 with Marseilles where it is inclined vis-a-vis its compatriot Marc Rosset. At the time of OJ of Sydney, it misses by little the bronze medal by losing accuracy vis-a-vis the French Arnaud Di Pasquale. It passes three turns to Roland-Garros and two to the Open of Australia and to Wimbledon. A new defeat completes this season in half-tone; it finally inclines “sound” tournament with Basle in five sets very disputed vis-a-vis the Swede Thomas Enqvist.

2001

In February 2001, Federer gains its first tournament into simple with Milan and its first tournament in double with Rotterdam with Jonas Björkman. It shines finally in Large Slam by reaching the quarterfinals to Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. At the time of the London tournament, it beats Pete Sampras in five sets hung in eighth of finale, putting fine at the reign of the American on the British grass. This match will remain like single confrontation between the two men. This season finishes like the preceding one by a defeat finally of the tournament of Basle; it is this time clearly dominated by the English Tim Henman.

2002

To federate begins the year 2002 with a victory with the tournament of Sydney. It disputes its first final in Masters Series in March at the time of the tournament of Key Biscayne to Miami, where it east demolishes in 4 sets by Andre Agassi. In May, it obtains a second chance at the time of Masters Series of Hamburg, chance that it seizes fully by dominating easily the Russian Marat Safin finally. Everyone then sees it shining at the time of two Large European Slams. But Federer is inclined with the 1st turn with Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. Some then start to doubt the mental possibilities of Switzerland at the time of the great appointments. At the beginning of August, he learns accidental death from Peter Carter, the captain of the Swiss team of Coupe Davis and trainer of his youth, a man who counted much for him. Very touched by this tragedy, it cannot stop the hemorrhage of defeats at the time of the American round. Nevertheless, a superb end of season enables him to be qualified in extremis for the Masters Cup disputed with Shanghai where it loses in semi-final vis-a-vis Australian the Lleyton Hewitt at the end of a very tight meeting.

2003

To federate begins 2003 on the same high bases as the end of former season. It gains the tournaments of Marseilles and Dubai in February, the tournament of Munich over beaten Ground two months later, reached the finale of the Masters Series of Rome and contributes largely to the qualification of the Suisse for the semi-finals of the Coupe Davis thanks to successes vis-a-vis the Netherlands and with the France. But it is inclined once again with the 1st turn of Roland-Garros vis-a-vis the Peruvian Luis Horna. It gains then the tournament of Halle which is used to him as preparation with Wimbledon where Federer will obtain this year there its first title of the Grand Slam, releasing one set lasting all the fortnight.

The end of season is more difficult and To federate carries out average results. It gains however the Masters Cup by beating its adversaries one by allocating its seventh title of the season. It finishes the year in the 2nd world place behind Andy Roddick.

In December, To federate advertisement which it separates from its trainer Peter Lundgren who had been at his sides for 4 years. Perhaps even more surprising, he declares that he does not intend for the moment to have a new trainer.

2004

Thanks to its victories with the Open of Australia (against Marat Safin), Wimbledon (where it preserves its title vis-a-vis Andy Roddick) and with the US Open (where it makes a success of one of the best matches of its career vis-a-vis Lleyton Hewitt finally), Federer becomes the first player to carry out the Small slam since Mats Wilander in 1988. It also succeeds in granting the first world place in January and preserve throughout the year. Its defeat with the third turn of Roland Garros vis-a-vis Gustavo Kuerten will be the single against-performance of Switzerland. But its victory with the Masters vis-a-vis Lleyton Hewitt punctuates one year exceptional of 11 titles including 3 Masters Series and as many Large Slams.

2005

The year 2005 sees Roger Federer continuing to sit her domination on world tennis. In spite of two defeats in semi-final with the Open of Australia (vis-a-vis Marat Safin) and with Roland-Garros (vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal), it succeeds in being essential on Wimbledon for the third consecutive time (vis-a-vis Andy Roddick) and on the US Open (vis-a-vis Andre Agassi). It on the whole gains 11 tournaments (as in 2004) including 4 Masters Series and two Large Slams. It finishes the year with only 4 defeats (either 95,3% of victories) but inclines finally Masters Cup vis-a-vis David Nalbandian. This defeat puts an end to 24 consecutive victories finally.

2006

The year 2006 is to date the best season of Roger Federer. As in 2004, it makes the Small slam while being essential on the Open of Australia (against Márcos Baghdatís), on Wimbledon (against Rafael Nadal) and on the US Open (against Andy Roddick). Nevertheless, he arrives this year until finally of Roland Garros but inclines himself like the previous year vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal. Switzerland on the whole makes a success of an almost perfect year with 12 titles including 4 Masters Series and 4 finales (either only one defeat before the final in 17 tournaments). It finishes the year with 5 defeats, including 4 vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal, which is the only one to dispute the supremacy of Switzerland. A new victory with the Masters Cup vis-a-vis James Blake will punctuate this season when from many records fell (in particular the total of profits in tournaments over one season, the number of consecutive weeks in the first world place, the number of points ATP, the advance on the second with the classification, first player to carry out two Small slams in the era Open, first player to be gained more than 10 tournaments three consecutive years…) and where Federer was essential on the sides of largest in the history of tennis.

2007

The year 2007, although marked by some " passages to vide" , in many points with 2006 is in conformity. Indeed, once again Federer carries out the Small slam and gains the Open of Australia (vis-a-vis Fernando Gonzalez), the US Open (vis-a-vis Novak Djokovic) and Wimbledon for the fifth consecutive time, equalizing vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal the record of Bjorn Borg. Moreover, it once again inclines finally Roland Garros vis-a-vis Nadal, that is to say a series of 10 consecutive finales in Large Slam (a record). Nevertheless, two defeats vis-a-vis Guillermo Cañas at the beginning of year and David Nalbandian at the end of the season attract some criticisms in its connection. Over 16 tournaments in which it took part, it gains 8 titles (it on the whole is the first time that it gains " of it; also peu" since 2003) including 2 Masters Series (with Hamburg, where it gains its 4th title (record) and with Cincinnati) and reached 4 finales. Besides it finishes its season on a victory with the Masters Cup vis-a-vis David Ferrer, which cash puts a term at one year 9 defeats (either as much as those of 2005 and 2006 joined together) but where it will have known to concentrate on the significant events to gain its 10th, 11th and 12th Large Slams, approaching with great steps the record Pete Sampras (14 major tournaments).

Trainers

1989 - 1994: Seppli Kacovsky (Swiss). Kacovsky was the principal trainer of Old Boys' Tennis Club in the birthplace To federate: Basle. To federate joined Old Boys' at the eight years age.
1991 - 1995,1997-1998: Peter Casing (Australia). Casing gave weekly particular drives To federate, from 10 to 14 years. They were joined together in a new training service to Biel in 1997. Casing then involved Federer until it becomes professional.
1995 - 1997: After Federer had become World champion junior, it was selected to join the Swiss National center of tennis to Ecublens (Vaud), where it was formed until the end of his schooling.
1999 - 2003: Peter Lundgren (Sweden). When Federer entered the professional circuit, it chooses the former player Peter Lundgren, that it had met with Biel. He consulted it regularly when he was with Peter Carter.
2005 - 2007: Tony Roche (Australia). Rock is a former Australian champion of tennis which carried out Patrick Rafter and Ivan Lendl towards the place of n°1 world. It helped Federer a few weeks per annum, in particular before the Grands Slams and the Masters Series. The May 13rd 2007, Roger Federer and Tony Roche decided, by mutual agreement, not to collaborate more.

Characteristics of its play

Roger Federer plays of the right hand and practical a reverse with a hand, this last blow being relatively rare among the players of the circuit who prefer to him in very great majority the reverse with two hands. One can however note that the Pete Sampras American, with whom Federer is often compared, also carried out his reverse with a hand, thus accentuating temptations of comparison between the two champions. It has a very complete, effective play on all the surfaces including on beaten ground. It does not base its play on a precise technique and its characteristic is precisely to adapt its play according to that of its adversary to be able to carry out the best possible blow at a given time. At the beginning of its career (until 2003 approximately) it practiced a true play of attack, often making use of the service-flight, and it is in this way that it gained its first Wimbledon. However, with the advent of very good relanceurs (Rafael Nadal, David Nalbandian or David Ferrer for example), and the progressive deceleration of surfaces, it was obliged to diversify its play to gain another share that on grass. Thus it adopted this play very varied without true weak point.

The great characteristics of its gestural are its fluidity and its relaxation, giving this singular impression that Federer " force" never. Indeed, its strike always are very slackened and it seems generally very slackened during the points. That enables him to carry out violent accelerations as well as unexpected blows in very delicate positions. Its leg movement, balanced, and its cover of the ground are exceptional and he is regarded as one of the most powerful players in the rate of travel. With the difference of the majority of the players who do many small steps while approaching the ball, as for example Jimmy Connors in its time did it, Federer taken great full steps. He can strike extremely in full race or moving back, which enables him to pass from a defensive position to a position of attack on a blow and to reverse badly committed points.

Here an analysis of its play point by point:

Service

It has a very simple gesture and fluid which enables him to give to the ball a mean velocity of approximately 210km/h on its first services, and 190km/h on its seconds (but with a effect more accentuated). It also manages to print with the ball an effect of important top spin, in particular in second service, which gives to the latter a consequent acceleration with the rebound and embarrassment thus the relancor who must of this fact of striking the ball with the top of the shoulder. The fact that its throw and its gesture are exactly the same ones for the various services that it realizes (in the center, on the side, top spin, slicé, on the player…) allows to surprise the adversary. He is generally regarded as one of the best waiters of the circuit. To federate seems never as powerful besides in this sector of the play as when it is in a delicate situation (balls of station-wagon or set for example). Nevertheless, on beaten Ground, the ball is slowed down by surface and its number of gaining services falls, thus limiting its margin of error in the other sectors of the play.

The right blow

Its right blow is generally regarded as its best blow. Indeed, this one is seldom taken failing this and often makes it possible Switzerland to conclude the exchange thanks to an acceleration. Its preparation is relatively short what enables him to rather early strike the ball after the rebound, a little with the manner of Andre Agassi. Also sometimes this blow enables him to find angles important, which then enable him to have the open court to conclude without too much from difficulty. Its first right blow (i.e. the first striking after having been useful) is particularly powerful when its first ball passes and allows him to gain many points with a certain facility. Nevertheless, when the exchange loses intensity somewhat, it sometimes happens to him to strike the ball with a certain nonchalance and of " boiser" (either to strike with the framework of the racket, and not with the rope) and thus to make not caused errors. It is in particular the case when the unfavourable ball has much effect and goes up very quickly after the rebound. David Foster Wallace described incredible speed, the fluidity and the rough force of this right blow as being " a large whip liquide" while John McEnroe indicated it as being " the greatest blow of our sport" on many occasions.

The reverse

There exists with tennis two types of different reverses: the reverse known as " slicé" , where the ball is rubbed from top to bottom in order to reduce the height of the rebound and to obstruct the adversary which must thus go up it, and the reverse " lifté" where contrary the ball is rubbed upwards so that it accelerates at the time of the rebound and that it takes the adversary speed. The top spin reverse To federate is probably the blow which progressed the most these last years. Previously, it was its weakest blow by far and it had much evil to use it to take the ascending one on its adversary. It thus made for example " shifts blow droit" in order to turn its reverse and to strike the ball in right blow, but that nevertheless remained a large weak point and certain adversaries, such as for example Rafael Nadal, played systematically on its reverse to push it with the fault. To the wire of time, however, this blow largely progressed and one can from now on say that without being its most effective blow, it is from now on stable and regular. The fact that it is with a hand makes it possible him to find angles impressive and to carry out very difficult blows whereas it is far from the ball. Besides Roger Federer has one of best the passings of reverse of the circuit. The fluidity with which it strikes its reverse gives an impression of facility in the execution of its blows which is certainly not foreign with the fact that Federer is regarded as having one of the most esthetic reverses to a hand of the circuit with Richard Gasquet. Its reverse is much better besides than that of Pete Sampras for example.
Its reverse slicé as for him was always a weapon very much used by Switzerland. This blow is particularly made profitable by Switzerland on fast surface where it manages to give a very low rebound to the ball. That enables him to make changes of rate/rhythm to obstruct the adversary which is then obliged to give a high ball. This blow is also an option of which is used for the world number one to play very long and thus to start again a badly committed exchange. However, the slice cannot be really regarded as a blow of attack out of fast surfaces, and on beaten ground for example, this one has only little influence on the play, because the rebound remains relatively high all the same. Nevertheless, whatever the surface, the large strong point of its reverse is the facility with which he manages to alternate lengths, angles and effects to gain the point, although he does not have same ease nor the same regularity as with his right blow.

The flight

To federate was a long time assailing like its idols Stefan Edberg or Boris Becker. Nevertheless, because of the effectiveness of its basic play of short and of the total deceleration of surfaces, Federer ended up using to it service-flight more like one variation with its play that like a true tactic with whole share. Its good vision of the play makes that it knows at which time it must go up to the net and how: by overflow or fixing for example, and with all the variations which the effects and the lengths bring. Sometimes its reflexes, acquired during its youth where it went up very regularly to the net, enable him to return balls almost out of reach or very rapids. Nevertheless, of many amateurs of tennis, nostalgic of an increasingly rare play of attack on the professional circuit, would like to more often see it with the net, and to remain less " attentiste" bottom of short, so that its play is more spectacular. It should be noted that its recurring use of stolen of approach enables him to assemble against basic contreurs of runs such as David Ferrer, against which the first stolen one (generally realized on the level of the line of square of service) can with difficulty be sufficiently incisor to conclude the point directly. The rise with hitch, which it uses in a specific way, also enables him to vary its play and to gain points.

Physics

Thanks to its very slackened play and a good hygiene of life, Federer was generally saved by the wounds, gaining very long and intense matches sometimes, and this in spite of seasons long and testing for the organization. One can note besides that Federer forever declared fixed price at the time of a match on the Circuit ATP (its only fixed price going back to the circuit junior), which is almost single in modern tennis.

Mental

Whereas it had tendency to " before; balancer" matches at the time of meetings which it felt to escape to him, it acquired with the wire of time more serenity and shows from now on a certain impassibility on the court. Generally very calm, it sometimes happens to him all the same to express its frustration or its joy at certain times, but that remains rather rare. It has also a great capacity to manage the important points and matches enabling him to gain meetings without inevitably playing on its best level (its matches against Nikolaï Davydenko, inter alia, in which Federer " ensure the essentiel" in are rather representative). Other illustrations of its mental almost without fault at the time of the significant events are its series of 24 consecutive victories finally between 2003 and 2005 and of 15 Tie-break S gained consecutively in 2006 and 2007.

Prize list

Titles into simple (53)

Finales into simple (17)

Titles in double (7)

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Finales in Double (4)

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To federate in short since 1998

1998

World champion Victorious junior
of Wimbledon junior (into simple and double) and of the Orange Bowl. Finalist of the US Open junior.
Assessment (simple): 2 victories, 3 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 40%
Classification at the end of the year: 302e

1999 Simple

: semi-finalist with Vienna, quarterfinalist with Marseilles.
Double: 4 victories, 6 defeats
Assessment (simple): 13 victories, 17 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 43,3%
Classification at the end of the year: 64e

2000 Simple

: finalist with Marseilles and Basle.
Double: finalist with Basle
Assessment (simple): 36 victories, 30 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 54,5%
Classification at the end of the year: 29e

2001 Simple

: winner with Milan. Finalist with Rotterdam and Basle.
Double: winner with Rotterdam and Gstaad
Assessment (simple): 49 victories, 21 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 70,0%
Classification at the end of the year: 13th

2002 Simple

: winner with Sydney, Hamburg and Vienna. Finalist with Milan and Miami.
Double: winner with Rotterdam and Moscow. Finalist with Indian Wells
Assessment (simple): 58 victories, 22 defeats
Pourcentage of victories (simple): 72,5%
Classification at the end of the year: 6th

2003 Simple

: winner with Marseilles, Dubai, Munich, Market, Wimbledon , Vienna and with the Masters Cup (Houston). Finalist with Rome and Gstaad.
Double: winner with Miami and Vienna. Finalist with Rotterdam
Assessment (simple): 78 victories, 17 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 82,1%
Classification at the end of the year: 2nd

2004 Simple

: winner with the Open of Australia , Dubai, Indian Wells, Hamburg, Market, Wimbledon , Gstaad, Toronto, the US Open , Bangkok and with the Masters Cup (Houston).
Double: finalist with Bangkok
Assessment (simple): 74 victories, 6 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 92,5%
Classification at the end of the year: 1st

2005 Simple

: winner with Doha, Rotterdam, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Hamburg, Market, Wimbledon , Cincinnati, the US Open , Bangkok. Finalist with the Masters Cup (Shanghai).
Double: winner with Market
Assessment (simple): 81 victories, 4 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 95,3%
Classification at the end of the year: 1st

2006 Simple

: winner with Doha, the Open of Australia , Indian Wells, Miami, Market, Wimbledon , Toronto, the US Open , Tokyo, Madrid, Basle and with the Masters Cup (Shanghai). Finalist with Dubai, Monte Carlo, Rome, Roland-Garros .
Double: 3 victories, 3 defeats
Assessment (simple): 92 victories, 5 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 94,8%
Classification at the end of the year: 1st

2007 Simple

: winner with the Open of Australia , Dubai, Hamburg, Wimbledon , Cincinnati, the US Open , Basle and with the Masters Cup (Shanghai). Finalist with Monte Carlo, Roland-Garros , Montreal and Madrid.
Double: 2 victories, 5 defeats
Assessment (simple): 68 victories, 9 defeats
Percentage of victories (simple): 88,3%
Classification at the end of the year: 1st

Performances into simple

to avoid confusions, the table is brought up to date after each tournament. The matches of Coupe Davis are included in the statistics. The last modification of this table took place the November 18th 2007, at the end of the Masters Cup.

The bonds of each tournament carry out towards the last adversary met at the time of this tournament.

NL = the tournament did not take place this year there. With = did not take part in the tournoi.
SR = Tour reaches during the tournoi.
HF = Demolished in eighth of finale.
QF = Demolished in quarter of finale.
DF = Demolished in demi-finale.
F = Demolished in finale.
V = Tournament remporté.

Ratio TP: The report/ratio of tournaments gained on the number of participations.

Ratio VD: The number of victories and defeats.

¹ the total of victories does not include the abandonments before the match (but includes those during the match).
² Pourcentage of tournaments gained on the number of tournaments joués.
³ Pourcentage of finales on the number of tournaments joués.
⁴ Percentage of finales gained on the number of finales jouées.
⁵ Average of the percentages of victories of each année.
⁶ Total of points ATP Race gained since the year 2000.
⁷ Total of technical points ATP gained since 1998.
⁸ Includes/understands the results of the 9 Masters Series like those of the Masters Cup.
⁹ Many years finished with the first world rank on the number of last years on the ATP.
circuit ¹⁰ Average of the classifications at the end of the year since the year 2000.

Summary of the annual profits

Last modification the November 19th 2007.

Program 2008

Details of the 19 tournaments where Roger Federer envisaged to play in 2008.

In Coupe Davis

Simple

Roger Federer begins into simple from Coupe Davis in 1999, with Neuchâtel, in a match between the Suisse and the Italy.

That is to say a total into simple of 24 victories against 6 defeats.

Double

Roger Federer begins in double from Coupe Davis in 2000, with Zurich, in a match between the Suisse and the Australia.

That is to say a total in double of 9 victories against 5 defeats.

In Large Slam

In lower part of the result is the name of the ultimate adversary.

Winner (12)

Finalist (2)

With the Masters of tennis

Winner (4)

Finalist (1)

In the Masters Series

In lower part of the result is the name of the ultimate adversary.

Winner (14)

Finalist (7)

Summary of the points ATP

technical classification ATP amounts starting from the results of the 19 most important tournaments of the year over the last twelve months. That includes/understands the Grands Slams, the Masters Series, the Masters of end of the year (for the qualified huits previous year) and the 5 best results among the other played tournaments. Roger Federer having played only two tournaments " mineurs" (not being neither Masters Series nor Large Slam), its classification is based on only 16 results.

At Monday October 22nd 2007

Figures

(at the Monday, November 26, 2007, brought up to date each week)

world Number of weeks n°1: 200, in progress (at November 26th, 2007)

consecutive Victories over all surfaces: 41
consecutive Victories over grass: 54, in progress

consecutive Victories over hard: 56
consecutive Participations in tournament of the Large Slam: 32, in progress
Many consecutive finales in Large Slam: 10, in progress
Many points to the technical classification ATP: 7180
Total of the titles into simple: 53 of which:

Titles in Large Slam: 12
Titles with the Masters Cup: 4
Titles in Masters Series: 14
Other titles: 23

Total victory-defeats into simple: 551 - 134 of which:

In Large Slam: 138 - 22
With the Masters: 26 - 3
With the Masters Series: 156 - 47
With the International Series: 202 - 53
In Coupe Davis: 24 - 6
With the Olympic Games: 5 - 3

Classification in double: 346e
Better classification in double: 24e at June 9th, 2003
Titles in double: 7
Total victory-defeats in double: 105 - 70

Profits: 38.707.078 $/CHF 41.997.179/25.431.720 €

Confrontations with its main adversaries

Confrontations at the time of various tournaments ATP since 1998. Classification per percentage of victories. Between brackets the best classification of the career of the player. Situation with the November 3rd 2007.

Against Rafael Nadal (ATP 2):

6 victories and 8 defeats (42.9% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-4, 6-1 with the Masters 2007

Against David Nalbandian (ATP 3):

8 victories and 8 defeats (50% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of David Nalbandian 6-4, 7-6 with the Masters of Paris-Bercy 2007

Against Tim Henman (ATP 4):

7 victories and 6 defeats (53,8% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3 with Tokyo 2006

Against Lleyton Hewitt (ATP 1):

13 victories and 7 defeats (65% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 with Cincinnati 2007

Against Andre Agassi (pensioner, ATP 1):

8 victories and 3 defeats (72,7% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1 with the Open US 2005

Against Juan Carlos Ferrero (ATP 1):

9 victories and 3 defeats (75% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 7-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 with Wimbledon 2007

Against Ivan Ljubičić (ATP 3):

11 victories and 3 defeats (78,6% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 7-6, 6-4 with the Masters Cup 2006

Against Tommy Haas (ATP 2):

8 victories and 2 defeats (80% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-4, 7-5 with Dubai 2007

Against Marat Safin (ATP 1):

8 victories and 2 defeats (80% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 with Wimbledon 2007

Against Novak Djokovic (ATP 3):

5 victories and 1 defeat (83,3% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 7-6, 7-6, 6-4 with the Open US 2007

Against Richard Gasquet (ATP 7):

6 victories and 1 defeat (85,7% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 with Wimbledon 2007

Against Fernando González (ATP 5):

10 victories and 1 defeat (90,9% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Fernando González 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 with the Masters 2007

Against Andy Roddick (ATP 1):

15 victories and 1 defeat (93,3% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-4,6-2 with the Masters 2007

Against James Blake (ATP 4):

7 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-1, 6-4 with Cincinnati 2007

Against Carlos Moya (ATP 1):

7 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 with the Masters of Hamburg 2007

Against David Ferrer (ATP 5):

8 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 with the Masters 2007

Against Jarkko Nieminen (ATP 13):

8 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 with Basle 2007

Against Tommy Robredo (ATP 5):

8 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 with Roland Garros 2007

Against Mikhail Youzhny (ATP 10):

10 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 with Roland-Garros 2007

Against Nikolay Davydenko (ATP 3):

11 victories and 0 defeat (100% of victories)
Last confrontation: victory of Roger Federer 6-4, 6-3 with the Masters 2007

Quotations

Rafael Nadal :

“On this surface, it is stronger than me. I must play in an exceptional way to beat it. If not it is quite simply impossible. Nothing to say. Right cheer. ” (After its defeat in semi-final of Masters de Shangaï in 2007)

Marc Rosset :

“One will put it in ice and will leave it for the semi-final so that it arrives to him meanwhile nothing! ” (the captain of the Swiss team of Davis cut after the victory against France in April 2003 when Federer gained its two simple and the double)
“When I look at it playing, it is as if I tasted the most beautiful goals of Papin in video: I want to drink a cold and to eat chips…” (Old No 1 of Swiss tennis and former captain of the Swiss team of Davis cut, Olympic champion in 1992 in Barcelona)

Andre Agassi :

“It plays in a very special way. I never saw anything of similar. It is the best type against which I ever played. No the doubt on top. And I saw some passing, of the champions! ” (after the final US Open 2005)
“When you made something vis-a-vis him, it should be done thoroughly, completely, of the beginning until the end. All that you can try has one limited lifespan, time that it operates the adjustments…” (after the final US Open 2005)
“Pete (Sampras) was a great champion, of course, but it left you an open window. You were conscious, vis-a-vis him, of what it remained you to do. Not against Federating. The number of its possibilities seems infinite. Find an opening and it will find, in its turn, the response. ” (after the final US Open 2005)
“During years and years, I crossed all kinds of adversaries. Eh well, each one of them spared you a security zone, a place where you could put the ball without it overflowing you. Not to federate. No matter what you make, it has an answer, a kind of function: it presses on the trigger, and you are constrained to still seek and still…” (after the final US Open 2005)
“It is an inspiration of seeing you playing! ” (after the finale of Masters 2003)
“This guy impresses me more each day. Its presence is a benefit for tennis! ” (after the 1/4 of finale US Open 2004)
“It plays with grace and elegance, recites a play which can only strike imaginations. There are only some players of which you know that you will not be able to reproduce what they do, nor to even know how they carry them out. To federate is one of these, able to play in a way that the others cannot repeat. It is its style. It is single. ”

Boris Becker :

“the bad news, it is that Roger can only continue to improve…” (After Wimbledon 2005)

Jimmy Connors :

“In terms of play, I never saw anything of also beautiful and of succeeded. I would not like especially to be 20 years old today and to play against this guy. ” (Wimbledon 2005)

Pete Sampras :

“the records are made to be beaten. I am sure that Federer is in right track to beat not only the record of the n°1 weeks but also that of the victories in Large Slam. ”
“I think that it has all the weapons, it with the attitude. ”

Tim Henman :

“With the service of Roddick, the return of Agassi, my flights, the speed and the tenacity of Hewitt, you probably have a good luck beat Federer. But that done all the same many people implied to beat only one player. ”

Lleyton Hewitt :

“To federate is in a class with share! ” (after Cincinnati 2005)
“I hardly see in which field, on grass, Roger can still progress…” (after the 1/2 finale of Wimbledon 2005)
“Battre Roger Federer became my true challenge. ” (after the 1/2 finale of Wimbledon 2005)
“When you want to become the n°1, you must look at where the bar is placed and everyone is of agreement to say that Roger placed it very high. ” (after the final of Indian Wells 2005)
“Exceptional, it is the word which is appropriate! ” (after the final US Open 2004)

Rod Laver

“Against such an adversary, it did not have there other solutions only to go up to the net, to tighten the hand to him and to say Too Good to him. Roger is astonishing. There does not exist also complete player and I believe only it in existed forever.” (at the conclusion of the victory To federate over Roddick into 1/2 finale of Open Australian 2007): The Evening of the 1/25/07

Ivan Ljubičić :

“I now will work out my program according to that To federate. I will not play any more the tournaments in which it will take part! ” (after Indian Wells 2005, having lost 3 finales and one 1/4 of finale against Federating in 3 months)

John McEnroe :

“Look at well this young man who will mark the history! It is a sympathetic guy! ” (US Open 2005)

“It plays the best tennis ever produced on a court and, moreover, they is best men! ” (US Open 2005)

“Roger will mark the history of his sport. It can become largest! ” (Wimbledon 2005)

“He is the most talented player whom I saw of my life! ” (Wimbledon 2005)

“He is the most gifted player whom I ever saw. And I on the occasion to see many champions: to wash, Sampras, Connors, Borg. Roger can become the largest player of the history. To look at playing, it is like admiring a work of Article”

Andy Roddick :

“How I feel? Depressive! It is terrible. I did not expect that. I received a smacking this evening. After 4-4, it breaké me once, then once again, once again, still… and it was finished of 24 minutes. Here, other questions? I acknowledge that I would have paid much money not to come this evening (in press conference). I wanted to flee. I make my not to better be discouraged. Chances of its adversary finally? Thin. (after 1/2 Open Finale of Australia 2007)

“Roger is the player behind whom we run all. We are four or five behind him. Perhaps it is necessary that we make a team, that we link our efforts, like Power Rangers, to beat it! ” (after Cincinnati 2005)

“That seemed to me to be a good match, but then, Roger became Roger and yada, yada, yada… Seriously, Roger is a great champion, on the court like outwards. ” (after Cincinnati 2005)

“I do not know if it is unbeatable, in any case it is as ready as the being can. I played rather well, but however I lost in three sets, it is all to say. I quite simply will continue to work. I will not start to cry. When I went up on his right blow, it passed to me, when I went up on his reverse it passed to me and even when I remained behind it passed me too! He played still much better than last year. I adore this tournament, it occupies a particular place in my heart. I hope to gain it one day, but I wonder whether to arrive there, I should not put my fist to him in full figure! ” (after the final of Wimbledon 2005)

“I already said to him: " I would like to hate you, but you are really sympathetic! " ” (after the final of Wimbledon 2005)

“I want to continue to play against him until my card against him is of 1-31. I want to still face it. You want to always measure yourself with best. It is the reference. When you cheeks against him, you can know on which level you are and what it misses to you to improve. ” (after the final of Wimbledon 2005)

“Roger is probably the most talented player having ever held a racket. The blows which it can produce make of him the most complete player. I will have to dispute an incredible match to assert myself. ” (before the final of Wimbledon 2005)

“It has me boot the buttocks! ” (after the final of Wimbledon 2004)

“It is dfficile to distinguish an asset rather than another. It passes better on the side right blow that in reverse, but it passes many two sides. It is hard to describe. There is the feeling which it will strike a chip return of reverse and then not it adapts in the moment to strike it. Everyone made a dish of its play of attack, but to be honest with you, his play of defense is even stronger. With its right blow it can make a success of all the blow of attack, but on the defensive level, it is never taken at fault. It has this capacity to leave difficult situations with the greatest facility” (Tennis magazine n°378 - matter recuelli in July 2007)

Mats Wilander :

“I would like to be in his shoes would be this only one day to know what it feels when it plays like that. ” (after the final US Open 2005)

“To federate is ready for the Large Slam! Most alarming, it is that it can still progress! ” (US Open 2005)

“What strikes me more, at Federer, today, it is its capacity with " rouler" during a whole match in fourth, even in third and, very of a blow, to pass the fifth in an instantaneous way. Sometimes that lasts only five or ten minutes, but that is enough to make the difference. And that impresses me terribly”. (after the final US Open 2007) the Team of the 9/11/2007

James Blake :

“Today, it had nothing there to make. Nothing. It is too strong. There are not enough adjectives to qualify its excellence, it is incredible and most extremely it is that he plays still better finally. ” (after the final of Masters de Shangaï 2006)

“the best of best, not only over this week, but undoubtedly of all the history of the play… It is an honor to be one of his/her colleagues. ” (after the final of Masters de Shangaï 2006)

During its match of the finale of US the Open 2006, Blake did not cease repeating " You' Re so good" (you are so good) in Roger after his best blows.

David Ferrer :

“Roger is different from different because it can do everything. He does not have any weak point. In my eyes, he is the best player of the history. He will beat all the records” (After the finale of Masters de Shangaï 2007)

Roger Federer' :

“One moment this year, I really believed that I had become invincible. ” (at the conclusion of its final lost against David Nalbandian in Masters of Shanghai 2005)
“I am with court of words. At one time, I even laughed so much I played well. I controlled the play all the time and I did about all that I had desire for making. At this time of my career, I am so happy of my play, it progressed so much, that I am with court of words. With final, I surely disputed one of best the matches of my career, perhaps even the best. ” (after the final in Masters of Shanghai 2006)
“If I had gained today, I would not have had any more much goals in my career. ” (After its defeat vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal with Roland-Garros 2007)

Matches of legend

Some of the most important and spectacular matches in the career of Roger Federer:

Wimbledon 2001 (eighth of finale): Pete Sampras 7-6 (9-7) beats, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5. This match will remain single confrontation between the 2 men. At the end of a very disputed match, To federate fine met with the domination of Sampras on the British grass, this one remained indeed on a series of 4 consecutive titles.
Wimbledon 2003 (final): Mark Philippoussis 7-6 (7-5) beats, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). After a well dominated match and without losing only one set (in spite of two decisive plays), Federer gains its first title in Large Slam.
Masters 2004 (semi-final): Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 beats (20-18). The tie break of the second set gained 20-18 only lasted with him 26 minutes!
Open US 2004 (final): Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) beats, 6-0. A match of reference where Federer outclassed its adversary completely, carrying out with the passage the Small slam after the Open of Australia and Wimbledon.
Open of Australia 2005 (semi-final): loses vis-a-vis Marat Safin 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 7-9. A match of anthology in 5 sets which sees Safin being essential, putting fine at a series of 26 consecutive successes against members of signal 10 established by Federer.
Masters of Miami 2005 (final): Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-7 (4-7) beats, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-1. After having lost the first two sets and being carried out in the third, Federer makes a success of an incredible reversal of situation for finally imposing itself in 5 sets.
Masters 2005 (final): loses vis-a-vis David Nalbandian 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (13-11), 2-6, 1-6, 6-7 (3-7). An incredible reversal of situation which will see Nalbandian going up a handicap of 2 sets to 0 and gaining the Masters at the end of 4:30 of play. This victory of Nalbandian puts also fine at the series To federate which remained on 24 consecutively gained finales.
Masters of Rome 2006 (final): loses vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7). After multiple bounces, Nadal is essential finally at the end of a spectacular match of more than 5 hours.
Masters of Hamburg 2007 (final): Rafael Nadal 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 beats. After a beginning of hard match, Federer ends up being essential against its large rival. It is about the first victory of Switzerland over beaten Ground vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal who remained unconquered since 81 meetings on ocher surface.
Wimbledon 2007 (final): Rafael Nadal 7-6 (9-7) beats, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-2. After two strategic sets, a third brutal sleeve physically and finally two intense and undecided sets, Federer allocates a fifth consecutive title to Wimbledon at the end of suspense, under the eyes of Björn Borg, which had made a success of similar exploit of 1976 to 1980.

Personal records

Roger Federer established many records in the world of tennis. Most significant being the number of consecutive weeks that it holds in the first place of world classification, its three Small slams (in 2004, 2006 and 2007) or its 5 tournaments of consecutive Wimbledon that it gained between 2003 and 2007, equalizing Björn Borg. Its next challenges are to beat the record of 14 tournaments of the Grand Slam of Pete Sampras or to carry out the Grand Slam that Rod Laver is the last to have achieved in 1969.

The largest player of all times?

It is always very difficult to compare players who did not play at same time, and it would be vain to say that such or such is the best player of all times. At most can one try to make some quantified comparisons and to trust with the prize list of the various players of the era Open, although once again account would have to be held at the same time relative potential of each player (for example: what would have made Federer vis-a-vis Bill Tilden if the Suisse had been born 88 years earlier under the conditions from the time with rackets out of wooden, no knowledge in dietetics, no concept of biomechanics, no knowledge - or almost - in musculation, etc…? Or reciprocally that Tilden would have made if it had been born at the same time as Federer and thus would have benefitted from the current conditions to play?) but also of its longevity.

One can legitimately consider that Roger Federer appears, at the sides of Pete Sampras, Ivan Lendl, Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Rod Laver or Andre Agassi, among the restricted circle of the tennis players of legend. It would be absurd to want to appoint among these champions “the best tennis player of all times”, because they did not run at the same times and the circumstances of their careers are completely different. Moreover, the tournaments had more or less importance for the players according to the times and the material constantly evolved/moved. However, several criteria (on the level of the prize list thus) could be used to try to establish a classification among these various players of the era Open:

the number of gained major tournaments (Large Slam but also Masters, Olympic Games and Masters Series),
the number of weeks as a world number one (the most obvious criterion to perhaps classify the champions),
the number of Large gained Slam (many observers use this criterion to classify the champions),
or percentage by objectives carried out (i.e. among all the tournaments which a tennis player could gain according to his time).

Although these various classifications are based on real performances and thus objective facts, the method of classification remains as for it subjective and could not be completely exhaustive.

Attempt at classification

Classification by major titles

Classification per world number of weeks n°1

Classification by titles of the Large Slam

Only the first eleven players having gained at least a tournament of the Grand Slam since the beginning of the era Open - since 1968 is - are taken into account.

Classification per percentage of objectives carried out

OA = Open of Australia; RG = Roland Garros; W = Wimbledon; US = US Open; M = Masters; OJ = Olympic Games; IW = Indian Wells; Mia = Miami; MC = Monte Carlo; R = Rome; H = Hamburg; Edge = Canada (Montreal or Toronto); Cin = Cincinnati; Europe = Masters Series of Europe; PB = Paris Bercy; To be n°1 = many weeks n°1; To finish n°1 = to finish the year as a number 1 world.

- Means that the tournament in question did not exist at the time of the player.

Apart from the courts

Rewards

2003

Player ATP European of the Year.
Sporting Switzerland of the Year.
Michael-Westphal Price.

2004

Player ATP European of the Year.
ITF World Champion.
Sports Illustrated Tennis player of the year.
Sporting Switzerland of the Year.
Swiss of the Year.
Sporting European of the Year.
Reuters International Sportsman of the Year.
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year.
International Tennis Writers Ambassador of Tennis.
Price Bagel Golden delicious.
ATP Champions Race

2005

Ambassador of the sport of the the United Nations '.
Price Goldene Kamera.
ATP Player off the Year (for the year 2004).
Price Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship.
ATPTennis.com Favorite of the fans.
Laureus World Sportsman off the Year.
Michael-Westphal Price.
International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year.
International Tennis Writers Ambassador of Tennis.
Better athlete of the academy of the sport of the United States.
ITF World Champion.
Sporting European of the Year.
ESPY Better tennis player.
Price Bagel Golden delicious.
ATP Champions Race
Orange Price with Roland Garros 2005

2006

Sporting world of the Year by the newspaper " the Team " (for the year 2005).
ATP Player off the Year (for the year 2005).
Price Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship.
ATPTennis.com Favorite of the fans.
Laureus World Sportsman off the Year.
ESPY Better tennis player.
International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) Player of the Year.
International Tennis Writers Ambassador of Tennis.
ITF World Champion.
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.
Sporting Switzerland of the Year.
Sporting European of the Year.
Sporting EFE of the year.
Price Bagel Golden delicious.
Better athlete of the academy of the sport of the United States.
ATP Champions Race.
Orange Price with Roland Garros 2006

2007

Sporting world of the Year by the newspaper " the Team " (for the year 2006).
ATP Player off the Year (for the year 2006).
Price Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship.
ATPTennis.com Favorite of the fans.
Price Arthur Ashe (humane of the year).
Laureus World Sportsman off the Year.
ATP Champions Race.
Orange Price with Roland Garros 2007

Others

the April 3rd 2006, Roger Federer was appointed ambassador of good will of UNICEF. It was committed better doing of sound for the cause of the vulnerable children in the world. To federate had in addition created, in 2003, a foundation to come to assistance of the stripped children and, in 2004, it had taken part in the harvest of funds for the victims of the tsunami of December 26th.

the April 10th 2007 is emitted a postal Timbre with its effigy in Suisse. It is the first time that Switzerland publishes a stamp with the effigy of a still alive Swiss personality.

See too

Internal bonds

List of tennis players

External bonds

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