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Roger Federer: The Biography

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The serve is an important weapon in Federer's arsenal. Although he can't match the speed that the giants of the sport like John Isner and Ivo Karlovic can generate, Federer's disguise, accuracy and variation help him win a ton of free points in almost every match. Federer, Mandela are world's most respected & trusted". ATP World Tour. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015 . Retrieved 2 October 2011. Federer held on to his No. 1 ranking from 2004 into 2008. In 2006 and '07, he won the singles championships at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. A paragon of graceful athleticism, Federer was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year from 2005-08. The Federer vs Nadal rivalry is one of the most talked-about stories in the history of tennis. Nadal was the first player to mount a serious challenge to Federer's domination, and to this date has an upper hand in the head-to-head count.

In 2019, the ATP announced that the Laver Cup would be an official event on the ATP Tour, with match wins and losses to be counted as official on every player's career record in singles and doubles. The 2009 season was perhaps the most historically relevant of Federer's career, as he completed a career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen. [107] The Wimbledon final was also historic for being the longest Grand Slam final in terms of games played with Federer prevailing 16–14 in the fifth set. [106]At the Australian Open in January 2018, Federer again defeated Cilic, this time in five sets, to claim a record-tying six Aussie titles and extend overall trophy haul to an astounding 20 Grand Slam singles championships. After sitting out the clay court season for the second consecutive year, he returned to the grass courts of Wimbledon, where he again added to a personal record by reaching the tournament's quarterfinals for the 16th time in his career, before bowing out with a five-set loss to South Africa's Kevin Anderson. On 15 August, Federer announced that he underwent another knee surgery after further injury during the grass court season. He withdrew from the US Open and stated that he would be off the tour for "many months," but he hoped to make a return to the tour in 2022. [283] 2022: Retirement and farewell alongside rivals Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Roger Federer". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012 . Retrieved 16 February 2010.

Federer did not play in a singles tournament after Wimbledon 2021, and dropped out of the top 50 on 13 June 2022. On 11 July 2022, he became unranked for the first time since his professional debut. [284] [285] Federer was seeded third at the 2019 Australian Open, entering as the two-time defending champion. He defeated Denis Istomin, Dan Evans and Taylor Fritz to reach the fourth round, where he faced 14th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. In a stunning upset, Tsitsipas defeated Federer in four close sets. Critically, Federer was unable to convert any of the twelve break points he held throughout the match, including four set points in the second set. After the match Federer announced he would play the clay court season for the first time since 2016. [248] [249] He also played the next year along with his current wife Mirka Vavrinec, but they lost in the round robin stage. [314]

Roger Federer: The Biography

In 2021 Halle Open where he was seeded fifth, he lost in the second round to Félix Auger-Aliassime. Federer was playing against the 20-year-old for the first time. Their 19-year age difference was the biggest in Federer's 1,521 career matches. This was the earliest exit at this tournament for Federer who was seeking his 70th match win in Halle, and his 18th quarterfinal at this event in as many appearances. [277] [278] At Wimbledon, 39-year-old Federer advanced to the quarterfinals and thus became the oldest Wimbledon quarterfinalist in the Open Era, breaking the record held by Ken Rosewall, [279] following wins over Adrian Mannarino by retirement, Richard Gasquet, 29th seed Cameron Norrie, and 23rd seed Lorenzo Sonego. However, he was then upset by 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinal in straight sets. This was the first time in 19 years at Wimbledon he had lost in straight sets, and only the second time he had lost a set 6–0 in the 21st century (the previous occasion was against Nadal in the 2008 French Open final). [280] [281] [282]

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