Roger Federer, a Swiss male professional tennis player (turned professional in 1998), is known for his comprehensive and stable skills, gorgeous and positive playing style, and gentlemanly and elegant image. Many critics, current and retired players consider Federer one of the greatest players of all time.
Federer holds the record for the longest consecutive number of weeks in the singles world in ATP history (237 weeks, 2004-2008). He has won 20 Grand Slam men's singles championships and 11 runner-ups. Federer has not only achieved success in the field of tennis, but also Active in philanthropy and business.
On July 16, 2017, Federer defeated Cilic and won the Wimbledon championship, which was also his 19th Grand Slam championship. On January 28, 2018, Australian Open - Federer successfully defended his title and won his 20th Grand Slam. On February 27, he won the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards for Best Comeback and Best Male Athlete. On July 14, 2019, he lost to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final and finished second.
Early experience
Roger Federer
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. His father, Robert Federer, is Swiss, and his mother, Lynette, is South African. Due to the relationship between his parents, He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship. When
was 3 years old (1984), he followed his parents to a tennis club and came into contact with tennis for the first time. When he was 8 years old (1989), he started playing at the Old Boys Tennis Club (a clay court) near his home. During his schooling, he participated in two sports: tennis and football, and performed very well in both. But when he was 11 or 12 years old, when he had to choose between them, he chose tennis. At the age of 14 (1995), Federer entered the Swiss National Tennis Center for training. However, in order to concentrate more on tennis, Federer decided to end his school career at the age of 16 (1997).
ranked first in the world among teenagers in 1998. Reached the semi-finals of the Junior Tennis Open that year. In the same year, he won the singles championship and the men's doubles championship in the youth group of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. In the same year, he reached the finals in the junior group of the US Open. In the same year, in the Orange Bowl in Miami, which was also the last game of the tennis youth period, he defeated Argentina's Goria and won the championship, ending the season with the world's number one ranking in the youth group.
In July 1998, he became a professional tennis player. [1]
Early career
Roger Federer
soon entered the top 100 in the world rankings after turning professional in 1998. In 2001, he defeated Sampras, the former king of men's tennis who dominated men's tennis in the 1990s, at Wimbledon and attracted attention. people's attention. Afterwards, people predicted that Federer would succeed Sampras and become the new ruler of men's singles in professional tennis. However, Federer did not make a big breakthrough in the next two years.
Across the tennis world
Roger Federer
In 2003, Federer won the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and ranked No. 1 in the world for the first time in 2004.
In 2004, the 23-year-old defending Masters Cup champion had just had the best season of his career, with 11 titles, including three Grand Slams, three Masters Series events and the Tennis Masters Cup. laurels, and stands out among the others in men's professional tennis.
In 2005, Federer's record was 81 wins and 4 losses, which was second only to McEnroe's 82 wins and 3 losses in a single season. This year Federer won 11 singles championships, including two Grand Slam championships and four Masters Series championships. This achievement is very impressive, and this achievement also made him the world's number one player for the second consecutive year.
In 2006, Federer reached the finals an astonishing 16 times in the 17 events he participated in, winning 12 championships, 3 of which were Grand Slam championships. The total record reached a terrifying 92 wins and 5 losses, far exceeding McEnroe's record of 82 wins and 3 losses in a single season.After defeating American star Blake 3-0 in the year-end Masters Cup final to win his 12th personal crown this year, his personal career reached its peak.
In 2007, the record was 69 wins and 9 losses, and a total of 8 singles championship titles were won.
Create a legend
Roger Federer
After 2008, due to a decline in form and the impact of mononucleosis, Federer's record became 66 wins and 15 losses, and he only won 4 singles championships in total. The world's No. 1 throne also ended in August 2008. On March 18, the team changed hands to Nadal. It was the first time since 2003 that it missed the Masters Series championship for the whole year, and it was also the first time since 2002 that it was eliminated in the year-end Masters Cup group stage. The Australian Open stopped at the semi-finals, with Farwin finishing second, but still won the US Open championship, achieving five consecutive US Open titles, and won the men's doubles crown at the Beijing Olympics with fellow Swiss Wawrinka.
At the 2009 French Open, Federer won the Musketeers Cup, the highest honor of a championship, at Roland Garros for the first time in his career. Since then, Federer has won 14 Grand Slam crowns in 6 years, tying the previous record held by veteran tennis king Sampras, and becoming only the 6th man in the history of tennis to win all four Grand Slam titles. One of the players who has won the men's singles championship (Fred Perry in 1935, Don Bache in 1938, Rod Laver in 1962 and 1969, Roy E. in 1964 Merson, 1999 After Agassi ). [2]
At the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Open, Federer defeated Roddick 3-2 in the final set 16-14 and won the Wimbledon championship. He surpassed Sampras to become the No. 1 tennis player with 15 Grand Slam titles. people.
At the 2010 Australian Open, Federer defeated Murray and won his 16th Grand Slam title. He then won three consecutive Grand Slams, but unexpectedly failed to enter the finals, which also ended his record of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals since the French Open in 2004. He failed to defend the Wimbledon title, ending his streak of entering the Wimbledon finals for seven consecutive years. record, his defeat at the US Open ended his streak of six consecutive US Open finals. At the end of the year, after entering the finals of the World Tour Finals, he defeated Rafael Nadal and won his fifth year-end championship. In addition, he won three ATP singles championships: one Masters singles championship (one: Cincinnati hard court event), one 500 championship (Basel) and one 250 championship (Stockholm).
In 2011, Federer failed to win any major championship since 2002. However, at the end of the season, he won a 17-game winning streak and won a record-breaking sixth year-end championship. After entering the semi-finals of the Australian Open, he lost to Djokovic in straight sets, declaring that he had failed to defend his title. After entering the finals for the fifth time in his French Open career, he lost to Rafael Nadal. Wimbledon lost in the quarter-finals. In Tsonga, he reached the semifinals of the US Open and lost to Djokovic. At the end of the year, after reaching the final of the World Tour Finals, he defeated Songa. Federer won a total of 4 ATP singles championships that year, including an ATP World Tour Finals championship, a 1000 event (Paris Masters) championship, a 500 event (Davidoff Basel Indoors) championship and a 250 event championship ( Doha). [3]
In 2012, after entering the semi-finals of the Australian Open, he lost to Rafael Nadal and was eliminated in the semi-finals for two consecutive years. After the Madrid Masters, his ranking rose to second in the world, but after the Rome Masters, Back to third in the world. At the French Open, Federer lost to world number one Djokovic in three sets in the semifinals. At Wimbledon, Federer went through a five-set battle in the third round, losing first and then winning, defeating France's Beneteau. In the semifinals, he met the then world No. 1 Djokovic. Federer defeated his opponent and entered the Wimbledon finals for a record eight times. Defeating Britain's Murray in the final, he won Wimbledon for the seventh time, tying Sampras' record of seven. [4]
In addition, Federer surpassed Djokovic, who failed to defend the title, with a narrow gap of 75 points. He reached the top of the world rankings for the third time on the Monday after the final, surpassing Sampdoria in total number of weeks ranked first. Lars' record of 286 weeks[5][6]. At the same time, Federer also refreshed his highest number of Grand Slam titles to 17.This victory also made Federer the second player after Agassi to win a Grand Slam after the age of 30, and the only player other than Connors to win more than one Grand Slam from his father (who won a Grand Slam after becoming a father). players. Federer has won six ATP singles titles this year, one Grand Slam (Wimbledon), three 1000-meter titles (Indian Wells Masters, Madrid Masters, Cincinnati Masters), two 500-meter titles (Rotterdam, Dubai).
In 2013, Federer was plagued by both age and injuries. He only won one singles championship (Halley) throughout the year. Many records were ended during this year, and it was not until the end of the season that he showed signs of recovery. .
Roger Federer
After reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open for ten consecutive years, he lost to Murray. After losing three consecutive Masters titles in Rotterdam, Dubai, and Indian Wells, he took a two-month break to try to recuperate from his back injury and strengthen training. He did not return to the court until the Madrid Masters, but was defeated by Nishikori in the third round. Kei is eliminated. At the French Open, he lost to Tsonga in the quarterfinals. The lack of a championship in the first half of the season was the worst record since 2002. The championship drought was not broken until the victory of Youzhny in the final of Halle. Then there was a shocking upset at Wimbledon. He was eliminated by Ukrainian player Stakhovsky in the second round. He reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam 36 times in a row. This nine-year record ended, and his world ranking fell. to a ten-year low of fifth place. After being eliminated by Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Masters, the ranking dropped to an eleven-year low of seventh. Tommy Robredo, this is also the first time since 2002 that he has missed the final of one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. In Shanghai, the state began to slowly recover in Basel and Paris. The semi-finals of the year-end finale were eliminated by Nadal, allowing the latter to obtain the first victory between the two sides in this event, and the world ranking tied with an eleven-year low of sixth. Bit for closing.
On October 12, 2014, at the ATP 1000 Masters Series Shanghai Rolex Masters, Federer defeated French star Simon and won the Shanghai Masters championship for the first time. This was his 23rd Masters championship and the 81st championship of his career. The top-seeded 34-year-old twin brothers Bryan from the United States defeated the French Open champions No. 5 seeds Bennettou/Vasselin to win the Shanghai Masters men's doubles championship for the first time. With this crown, the two also gathered all the ATP Masters 1000 championships, achieving the feat of "Golden Master". [7]
On January 11, 2015, at the ATP250 Brisbane International, Federer defeated Canadian star Raonic and won his 1,000th career singles victory and his 83rd ATP singles championship. On August 23, Federer defeated world No. 2 Murray in the ATP1000 Cincinnati Masters. World No. 1 Djokovic won his seventh Cincinnati championship and used this championship to secure the second seed ranking at the 2015 US Open. It is worth mentioning. What is worth mentioning is that this is the first time in Federer's career that he has won the title consecutively by defeating the world's No. 1 and No. 2 players. On November 1, in the men's singles final of the ATP500 Swiss Basel Open, Federer defeated Nadal 2-1 and successfully defended his title, winning the Basel Championship trophy for the seventh time. This is also the 88th singles crown won by Federer in his career.
Injuries troubled
In January 2016, in the Australian Open men's singles semi-finals, Federer lost 1 to 3 to Djokovic and missed the final. In March, Federer announced that he would not participate in the 2016 Indian Wells Masters. On May 19, Federer announced his withdrawal from the French Open due to his suboptimal physical condition. This was the first time Federer had missed a Grand Slam match since the 1999 US Open. Previously, Federer had played in 65 consecutive Grand Slam matches. At the end of June, Federer made a comeback. In the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, after losing the first two sets, Federer saved three match points in the fourth set. Finally, he defeated Croatian Cilic in three consecutive sets and advanced to the semi-finals. . After this victory, Federer reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the 11th time and won his 84th Wimbledon match, tying the record held by the American star Connors. At the same time, Federer also became the player with the most Grand Slam tournament wins in history, reaching 307, surpassing the previous record held by Navratilova in women's tennis.In the semi-finals, Federer once again encountered a tough five-set battle. The difference was that Federer lost to No. 6 seed Canadian player Raonic 2-3 and failed in the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time in his career. On July 27, Federer announced his withdrawal from all remaining events in 2016, including the Rio Olympics. [17]
returns from injury
On January 29, 2017, Federer defeated Nadal in five sets in the Australian Open men's singles final and won his 18th Grand Slam title. On March 19, Federer defeated compatriot Wawrinka in straight sets 6:4 and 7:5 to win the BNP Paribas Masters men's singles championship trophy, becoming the oldest champion in this event so far. On April 2, in the men's singles final of the 2017 Miami Tennis Open, Federer defeated Spanish player Nadal 2-0 and won the championship. On June 25, in the men's singles final of the ATP 500 Halle grass court tournament in Germany, Federer defeated the No. 4 seed German superstar Alexander Zverev in straight sets 6-1 and 6-3, winning the tournament for the ninth time. This is Federer's fourth ATP singles title this season and his 92nd career. On July 14, in the Wimbledon men's singles semi-finals, Federer, the tournament favorite and seven-time champion, defeated Czech star Berdych in three sets, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-4. One set to reach the Wimbledon final after two years. On July 16, the 2017 Wimbledon Championships entered the final match day. In the final men's singles championship battle, the No. 3 seed and 7-time tournament champion Federer withstood the challenge in the early stages and swept the No. 7 seed, who had reached the Wimbledon final for the first time, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Cilic won his 8th Wimbledon title without losing a set and his 19th Grand Slam title. [18]
On January 28, 2018, the men's singles final of the 2018 Australian Open ended. The defending champion and No. 2 seed Swiss King Federer finally won 6-2/6-7(5)/ after a five-set battle. Defeating No. 6 seed Cilic 6-3/3-6/6-1, he successfully defended his title and won his sixth career Australian Open crown and 20th Grand Slam championship [19]. On February 17, Federer advanced to the semi-finals of Rotterdam. With the victory in this game, Federer returned to the world No. 1 position and became the oldest No. 1 in tennis history. [21] On February 18, the ATP500 Series Rotterdam Open ended the competition for the men’s singles final. Federer easily defeated Dimitrov 6-2/6-2. This was the third time in Rotterdam after 2005 and 2012. Winning the championship is also the 97th singles championship title in his career. [22] On March 19, in the men’s singles final of the ATP Indian Wells Masters, the top seed and defending champion Federer missed the match point in the deciding set and ultimately lost to No. 6 4-6, 7-68 and 62-7. The seeded Argentinian star Del Potro was unable to defend his title. [23] On June 17, Federer defeated Raonic 6-4, 7-63 at the Stuttgart Open, defeating Nadal and returning to the world number one. After this campaign, Federer's career total of championships came to 98. [24] On July 12, in the quarter-finals of the men's singles at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, top seed Federer lost to eighth seed Kayleigh 6-2, 7-65, 5-7, 4-6, 11-13. Vin Anderson missed his fifth consecutive victory against his opponent. Although Federer lost the game, Federer once again achieved the feat of winning 34 consecutive sets at Wimbledon by winning the first two sets, tying his previous record. record. [25] On September 3, in the fourth round of the US Open, Federer missed set points in both the second and third sets, and ultimately lost to John 6-3, 5-7, 67-7 and 63-7. Milman. [26] On October 28, at the Basel Open, Federer achieved reversal after being broken first in both sets, and finally defeated Marius Kopil 7-65, 6-4 and won the tournament. 9 crowns and 99th career crown. [27]
In the final of the Dubai Open that ended on March 3, 2019, Swiss King Federer defeated Greek rookie Tsitsipas in straight sets, winning the event for the eighth time and achieving the feat of 100 singles titles in his career. . Among these 100 singles championships, there are 20 Grand Slam trophies; [28] On April 1, the 2019 Miami Open ended the competition for the men’s singles final. The fourth seed in the tournament, the Swiss King Federer, won 6-1/ Sweeping the defending champion and seventh seed Isner 6-4, he won his 101st title and his 28th Masters title. [29] On June 7, in the 2019 French Open men's singles semi-finals, Federer and Nadal staged their 39th peak showdown.In the end, No. 2 seed Nadal defeated No. 3 seed Federer 6-3/6-4/6-2, and Federer stopped in the semifinals. [30] On July 14, he lost to Djokovic in the Wimbledon final and finished second. [
Technical Features
Federer
Grip: Western grip, because of its variety and amazing power, is generally considered to be the best forehand in history, and enjoys the reputation of "Hand of God", which is why he won the victory trump card. His forehand ball path is changeable, the angle can be widened, and the landing point is very accurate. The power, speed, and angle are all perfect. It can be said to be unpredictable, and he can often kill with one hit. Generally, he can beat the opponent's shallow ball back to the midfield with one shot, and rarely wastes such scoring opportunities.
Backhand: His backhand is very distinctive, and his chipping skills are unparalleled. Slicing the ball is not a simple transition, but a killer move combined with the forehand attack. You can often use your backhand to slice the ball to the opponent's backhand position close to the net, and move the opponent to the midfield or in front of the net. Generally, this kind of sliced ball , the rebound height after landing is very low, which often makes the opponent's return ball shallow. At this time, Federer can calmly use his forehand to hit the opponent's forehand gap in the midfield. This is a typical tactic of his. The backhand's topspin is also very powerful, with a huge angle and can often catch you by surprise.
Serve: Federer's serve is also one of the important scoring weapons. Often at critical moments in the game, when faced with a break point, he can always serve an ACE or score directly to resolve the crisis. Federer's serve is not the fastest, but his serve angle is undoubtedly the most tricky and efficient. Serving is the key to winning the game. A good serve can often help players establish a clear advantage in the game. He makes full use of the power of his entire body when serving, from his legs to his waist to his shoulders and then to his arms, and finally transmits it to the racket. His movements are relaxed and stretched, and most importantly, he has high concealment.
Honors
Off-field honors
Federer
won the Laureus World Sports Award for Best Men's Athlete four consecutive times from 2005 to 2008.
was elected as the most popular ATP singles player for eleven consecutive years from 2003 to 2013 ( was voted by fans and was elected).
won the Stephen Edberg Sportsmanship Award nine times from 2004 to 2009, 2011 to 2013 ( voted by ATP players and ).
won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award twice in 2006 and 2013.
In December 2003, Federer established his own charitable foundation, the Roger Federer Foundation, dedicated to helping disabled children and supporting youth sports. In April 2006, Federer was designated as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)[9].
In 2007, Swiss Post issued a set of stamps for Federer, making him the first living celebrity in history to receive this honor.
In 2010, the Austrian Post Office also issued a stamp for Federer. This was the second time that he appeared on a stamp ( was also the first time in the history of Austrian stamps to issue a stamp for a living great man ). This is unique among tennis players and even all athletes. .
ranked second in the "Global Celebrity Reputation List" published by Reputation Institute, an international authoritative consulting organization, in September 2011. ( beats celebrities such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, LeBron James and David Beckham, and is second only to Nelson Mandela.) [10]
In March 2012, the American "Tennis Channel" selected the 100 greatest tennis players in history, ranking first. ( Federer beat Rod Laver , Steffi Graf and Pete Sampras and other tennis legends )
In May 2012, in order to commend the Swiss King for his outstanding achievements in tennis As a great achievement in sports, the city of Halle, Germany (where the Halle Grassland Open is held) named the street originally named "Weststrasse" as "Roger-Federer-Allee" (Roger-Federer-Allee). [11]
On December 15, 2014, Federer was elected the Swiss Male Athlete of the Year. This was the sixth time he had won this honor.Federer won the Swiss Male Athlete of the Year in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2012. [12]
On February 27, 2018, he won the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards for Best Comeback and Best Male Athlete. [20]
tennis record
final record
Federer
has entered the men's singles finals in 17 consecutive events (starting at the 2005 Halle Open and ending at the 2006 Toronto Masters in Canada), the first time since London in 1982 The longest consecutive run into the men's singles finals since Del (18).
On August 16, 2006, Federer lost to the British (Scottish) teenager Murray in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters. His personal record of consecutive ATP Tour men's singles finals was also locked at 17, and then he won consecutive Next 7 championships. That is to say, of the 25 consecutive events that he participated in, 24 reached the finals.
Longest winning streak in men's singles finals (24 games) - Since the 1968 Open era, he is the player with the longest winning streak in men's singles finals in ATP events, breaking Borg and McEnroe's 12 consecutive games. The original record for winning streak in the finals. (Since the final of the Vienna Tennis Tournament in 2003, he has won 24 consecutive men's singles finals of ATP Tour events. The record ended in the final of the 2005 ATP Year-End Tournament (Shanghai Masters Cup), where he lost 2-3 in the total set to the renowned He lost the championship to his old rival Nalbandian.)
winning streak
Federer
reached an astonishing record of 24 consecutive singles wins against the top ten players in the singles world rankings (ATP 52 week participation ranking). (The record started when he lost to Ferrero in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters in 2003, and finally lost to Safin in the semi-finals of the Australian Open in 2005.)
The longest singles winning streak since the 1990 Masters era (41 games)—— This record is equal to Swedish player Borg's personal record of 41 consecutive wins. (The record started in the first round of the 2006 US Open and ended with the loss to Canas in the second round of the 2007 Pacific Life Insurance Cup (Indian Springs Masters).)
The winning streak in singles grass events is 65 games, a record From 2003 to 2008, he won five consecutive championships in the Halle Open grass-court event and five consecutive championships in the Wimbledon grass-court event, breaking Borg's record of 41 consecutive victories in grass-court singles events.
The winning streak in singles hard court events is 56 games, breaking Sampras's unbeaten record of 34 games. (It started in the first round of the 2005 ABN Amro World Championship in Rotterdam and ended in the 2006 Dubai Championship finals by his old rival Nadal.)
's winning streak in events in the United States reached 49 games. (It started in the first round of the US Open in 2004 and ended in the second round of the 2006 Cincinnati Masters (Southwestern Masters).)
's winning streak in events held in North America reached 55 games.
winning rate
Since McEnroe in 1984, he is the player with the highest winning rate in men's singles (ATP Tour events + Davis Cup) in a single season: 0.9529. (In 2005, it was the third-highest winning rate in the Open era; the highest winning rate was McEnroe's 0.9647 in 1984.)
The first person since Lendl in 1982 to achieve 80 wins or more in a single season for two consecutive years. player. (2005, 2006)
Masters record
won the Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Rogers Cup, Cincinnati Masters, Shanghai Masters, and Paris Masters respectively, completing the "Hard Court Gold Master" achievement.
There is only one person in history who successfully won the ATP1000 event series without losing any serve! Federer accomplished this feat twice in Cincinnati 2012 and Cincinnati 2015.
Character evaluation
Winning the Shanghai Masters
Many players have said that they hope to stay away from Federer. To be honest, so am I. There is no shame in saying such things, it is just the most natural reaction. ( Haas review )
I don't know who can defeat him, because everyone knows how to defeat him, but they don't have enough weapons to defeat him. ( Safin comments )
But please believe McEnroe, he has played with many great players like Sampras, Becker, Connors and Borg. Federer is the best player I have ever seen. of.[13] ( McEnroe comments on )
Roger has won all three Grand Slam tournaments except the French Open. Federer will become the best player of our generation, not just in tennis, but in the entire sports world. . [14] ( James Blake comments on )
Maybe Pitt's game is better, but from what I've seen, Federer is the better all-around player. ( McEnroe Jr. commented on )
It is difficult to achieve on the four major venues of clay, hard court, grass and indoor, and the only one who can do this I think is Roger Federer. "[15] ( Nalbandian commented on )
Rios was once a good player in Sampras' era, but Federer was even greater. When I retired, he could only serve and volley, and his baseline Not that good. He also won the Wimbledon championship by relying on the baseline, which shows that he is already a very comprehensive player. [16] ( Rios review )
We don’t need to go into details, we all know how good he is. Excellent, he is the greatest player of all time
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