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Roger Federer

Wimbledon

٢٠٠٩

Country

Switzerland

Residence

Wollerau, Switzerland

Date of birth

٨ August ١٩٨١ (age ٢٩)

Place of birth

Basel, Switzerland

Height

١.٨٥ m (٦ ft ١ in)

Turned pro

١٩٩٨[١]

Plays

Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Career prize
money

US

$٥٧,٤٣٩,٧٠٤



All-time leader in earnings

Singles
Career record

٧٢٢–١٧٢ (٨٠.٧%)

Career titles

٦٣

(tied ٥th in overall rankings in
Open era)

Highest ranking

No. ١ (٢ February ٢٠٠٤)

Current ranking

No. ٣ (١٣ September ٢٠١٠)

Grand Slam results

Australian Open

٤W

(٢٠٠٤, ٢٠٠٦, ٢٠٠٧, ٢٠١٠)

French Open

١W

(٢٠٠٩)

Wimbledon

٦

W

(٢٠٠٣, ٢٠٠٤, ٢٠٠٥, ٢٠٠٦,

٢٠٠٧

, ٢٠٠٩)

US Open

٥

W

(٢٠٠٤, ٢٠٠٥, ٢٠٠٦, ٢٠٠٧,

٢٠٠٨

)
Other tournaments

Tour Finals

W

(٢٠٠٣, ٢٠٠٤, ٢٠٠٦, ٢٠٠٧)

Olympic Games

SF (٢٠٠٠)

Doubles
Career record

١١٤–٧٤ (٦٠.٦%)

Career titles

٨

Highest ranking

No. ٢٤ (٩ June ٢٠٠٣)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open

٣R (٢٠٠٣)

French Open

١R (٢٠٠٠)

Wimbledon

QF (٢٠٠٠)

US Open

٣R (٢٠٠٢)

Olympic Games

Gold Medal

(٢٠٠٨)

Last updated on:

٢٤ May ٢٠١٠.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for

Switzerland

Men's

Tennis

Gold

٢٠٠٨ Beijing Doubles

Roger Federer

(born ٨ August ١٩٨١) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the

number one position

for a record ٢٣٧ consecutive weeks[٢] and ٢٨٥ total weeks, one week
behind record holder Pete Sampras. As of ١٣ September ٢٠١٠, he is ranked World No. ٣ by
the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and
former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all
time.[٣][٤][٥][٦][٧][٨]

Federer has won a male record

١٦ Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players
to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to
do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). Federer has appeared in an
unprecedented ٢٢ career Grand Slam finals. He holds the record of reaching the semi-finals
or better of ٢٣ consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years from the ٢٠٠٤

Wimbledon Championships

through the ٢٠١٠ Australian Open.[٩] Federer also holds the
record of reaching ١٠ consecutive Grand Slam finals and appeared in ١٨ of ١٩ over four and
a half years from the ٢٠٠٥ Wimbledon Championships through the ٢٠١٠ Australian Open,
excluding the ٢٠٠٨ Australian Open. Federer has won ٤ ATPWorld Tour Finals and ١٧ ATP
Masters Series tournaments. He also won the Olympic Gold Medal in doubles with his
compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the ٢٠٠٨ Summer Olympic Games.
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of
the Year for four consecutive years (٢٠٠٥–٢٠٠٨).[١٠] He is often referred to as The Federer
Express[١١] or abbreviated to Fed Express,[١١] the Swiss Maestro[١١] or simply
Maestro.[١١][١٢][١٣][١٤]

Contents

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١ Childhood and personal life

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١.١ Marriage and family

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١.٢ Outreach and charitable efforts

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٢ Tennis career

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٢.١ Pre-١٩٩٨: Junior years

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٢.٢ ١٩٩٨–٢٠٠٢: Early career in the ATP

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٢.٣ ٢٠٠٣–٢٠٠٦: Breakthrough and dominance

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٢.٤ ٢٠٠٧ to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records

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٢.٥ Rivalries

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٢.٥.١ Federer vs. Nadal

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٢.٥.٢ Federer vs. Roddick

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٢.٥.٣ Federer vs. Hewitt

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٢.٥.٤ Federer vs. Djokovic

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٢.٦ Playing style

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٢.٧ Equipment, apparel, and endorsements

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٢.٨ Grand Slam performance timeline

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٢.٩ Olympic finals

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٢.١٠ Records

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٣ See also

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٤ Notes

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٥ References

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٦ Video

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٧ External links

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٧.١ Profiles

Childhood and personal life

Federer was born in

Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South
Africa-born Lynette Du Rand.[١٥] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenship.[١٦] He
grew up in suburban Münchenstein, near Basel, close to the French-German borders and
Federer speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently.[١٥][١٧][١٨] He was raised
as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the ٢٠٠٦ Internazionali BNL
d'Italia tournament in Rome.[١٩] Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to
compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in ٢٠٠٣ he was deemed
unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his
obligations.[٢٠]

Marriage and family

Federer is married to former

Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. They met
while competing for Switzerland in the ٢٠٠٠ Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the
tour in ٢٠٠٢ because of a foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations
manager.[٢١] They were married in Basel on ١١ April ٢٠٠٩, surrounded by a small group of
close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen).[٢٢] On ٢٣ July ٢٠٠٩,
Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[٢٣]

Outreach and charitable efforts

Federer supports various charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in

٢٠٠٣ to
help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[٢٤][٢٥] In ٢٠٠٥, he auctioned his racquet
from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[٢٦] He was appointed a
Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in ٢٠٠٦.[٢٧] Since then, he has visited South Africa and

Tamil Nadu

, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami caused by the ٢٠٠٤ Indian
Ocean earthquake.[٢٨] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public
awareness of AIDS. In response to the ٢٠١٠ Haiti earthquake, Federer responded by
arranging a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy
Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur to forgo their final
day of preparation for the ٢٠١٠ Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit For
Haiti, in which all proceeds will go to the Haiti earthquake victims.[٢٩] He was named as a

٢٠١٠

Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership,
accomplishments and contributions to society.[٣٠]

Tennis career

Pre-

١٩٩٨: Junior years

Main article:

Roger Federer juniors years

Federer's main accomplishment's as a junior player came at Wimbledon, where he won both
the singles tournament over

Irakli Labadze ٦–٤, ٦–٤[٣١] and in doubles teamed up with

Olivier Rochus

, in which they defeated the team ofMichaël Llodra and Andy Ram ٦–٤, ٦–

٤

.[٣٢] In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior tournament in ١٩٩٨ to David Nalbandian

in

٣–٦, ٥–٧. He won four other ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the
prestigious Orange Bowl where he defeated Guillermo Coria ٧–٥, ٦–٣ in the finals.[٣٣] He
ended ١٩٩٨ as the junior World Number One.

١٩٩٨

–٢٠٠٢: Early career in the ATP

Main article:

Roger Federer's early career

Federer at the

٢٠٠٢ US Open

Roger Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in

١٩٩٨, which he faced Lucas
Arnold Ker in the Round of ٣٢, and he lost ٤–٦, ٤–٦.[٣٤] Federer's first final came at the

Marseille Open

, which was in ٢٠٠٠, and he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset ٦–٢, ٣–٦, ٦–

٧

(٥).[٣٥] Federer's first win was at the ٢٠٠١ Milan Indoor tournament, which he defeated

Julien Boutter

by a score of ٦–٤, ٦–٧(٧), ٦–٤.[٣٥] In ٢٠٠١, Federer made his first Grand Slam
quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four-time
defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final
he reached during this period was the ٢٠٠٢ Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre
Agassi in ٣–٦, ٣–٦, ٦–٣, ٤–٦ on hardcourt.[٣٦] In addition, Federer won his first Master Series
event at the ٢٠٠٢ Hamburg Masters on clay in ٦–١, ٦–٣, ٦–٤ over Marat Safin; the victory
made him a top-١٠ player for the first time.[٣٦] Federer made ten singles finals during this
time in his career between ١٩٩٨ and ٢٠٠٢, of which he won four and lost six.[٣٤][٣٥][٣٦][٣٧][٣٨]

From

١٩٩٨ to ٢٠٠٢, Federer made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max
Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the IndianWells Masters in ٢٠٠٢, and their victory in the same
year in the final of the Rotterdam ٥٠٠ series event. Federer had won the latter the year earlier
with partner Jonas Björkman.[٣٦][٣٨]

٢٠٠٣

–٢٠٠٦: Breakthrough and dominance

Main articles:

Roger Federer in ٢٠٠٣, Roger Federer in ٢٠٠٤, Roger Federer in ٢٠٠٥, and

Roger Federer in

٢٠٠٦

In

٢٠٠٣, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark
Philippoussis ٧–٦(٥), ٦–٢, ٧–٦(٣).[٣٩] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series

١٠٠٠

Event in Miami with Max Mirnyi,[٤٠] and made it to one singles Masters Series ١٠٠٠

Event in Rome on clay, which he lost.

[٣٩] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and
won seven of them, including the ٥٠٠ series events at Dubai and Vienna.[٣٩] Lastly, Federer
won the Year-End Championships over Andre Agassi.[٣٩]

During

٢٠٠٤, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career, and
became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in ١٩٨٨. His first Grand Slam hard
court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin ٧–٦(٣), ٦–٤, ٦–٢. He then won his

second Wimbledon crown

over Andy Roddick ٤–٦, ٧–٥, ٧–٦(٣), ٦–٤.[٤١] Federer defeated the

٢٠٠١

US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there ٦–٠, ٧–٦(٣),

٦

–٠.[٤١] Federer won three ATP Masters Series ١٠٠٠ events. One was on clay in Hamburg,
and the other two were on hard surfaces in Indian Wells and Canada.[٤١] Federer took the
ATP ٥٠٠ series event at Dubai, and wrapped up the year by winning the year-ending
championships for the second time.[٤١]

Federer during the

٢٠٠٥ Wimbledon Championships, where he won his third consecutive
title.
In ٢٠٠٥, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the
Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin and the French Open semifinal to
champion Rafael Nadal.[٤٢] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass,
winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick ٦–٢, ٧–٦(٢), ٦–٤. At the US
Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last Grand Slam final ٦–٣, ٢–٦, ٧–٦(١),

٦

–١.[٤٢] However, Federer would take four ATP Masters Series ١٠٠٠ wins: Indian Wells,
Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court surfaces and a lone clay court title at Hamburg.[٤٢]

Furthermore, Federer won two ATP

٥٠٠ series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.[٤٢] Federer
lost the year-ending championships to David Nalbandian in the final.[٤٢]

In

٢٠٠٦, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with
the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open ١–٦, ٦–١, ٦–٤, ٧–٦(٤). This was the
two men's first meeting in a Grand Slam final.[٤٣] Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon
Championships final ٦–٠, ٧–٦(٥), ٦–٧(٢), ٦–٣, which was the start of their storied rivalry. In
the Australian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis ٥–٧, ٧–٥, ٦–٠, ٦–٢[٤٣] and at the US
Open, Federer defeated Roddick (٢٠٠٣ champion) ٦–٢, ٤–٦, ٧–٥, ٦–١.[٤٣] In addition,
Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series ١٠٠٠ finals, winning four on hard surfaces and
losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer won one ATP ٥٠٠ series event in Tokyo, and captured
the year-end championships for the third time in his career.[٤٣]

٢٠٠٧

to present: Gaining greatness and achieving records

Main articles:

Roger Federer in ٢٠٠٧, Roger Federer in ٢٠٠٨, Roger Federer in ٢٠٠٩, and

Roger Federer in

٢٠١٠

In

٢٠٠٧, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them. He won
the Australian Open over Fernando González ٧–٦(٢), ٦–٤, ٦–٤, the Wimbledon
Championships over Rafael Nadal for the second time ٧–٦(٧), ٤–٦, ٧–٦(٣), ٢–٦, ٦–٢, and the

US Open

over Novak Djokovic ٧–٦(٤), ٧–٦(٢), ٦–٤. Federer lost the French Open to Nadal

٦

–٣, ٤–٦, ٦–٣, ٦–٤.[٤٤] Federer made five ATP Masters Series ١٠٠٠ finals, but won only in
Hamburg and Madrid.[٤٤] Federer won one ٥٠٠ series event in Dubai and won the yearending
championships.[٤٤]

Federer at the

٢٠٠٨ Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in Doubles.
In ٢٠٠٨, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title, which came at the US Open over Briton

Andy Murray

٦–٢, ٧–٥, ٦–٢.[٤٥] Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at
the French Open ٦–١, ٦–٣, ٦–٠ and at Wimbledon ٦–٤, ٦–٤, ٦–٧(٥), ٦–٧(٨), ٩–٧, when he
was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record.[٤٥] In the Australian Open,
Federer lost in the semifinals to Djokovic, which ended his record of ١٠ consecutive
finals.[٤٥] Federer lost twice in Master Series ١٠٠٠ Finals on clay to Nadal at Monte Carlo
and Hamburg.[٤٥] However, Federer captured two titles in ٢٥٠ level events at Estoril, Halle
and one title in ٥٠٠ level events in Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won
the gold medal at the Olympic Games.[٤٦]

In

٢٠٠٩, Federer won two Grand Slam singles titles, which were the French Open over Robin
Söderling ٦–١, ٧–٦(١), ٦–٤ and the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick ٥–٧, ٧–

٦

(٦), ٧–٦(٥), ٣–٦, ١٦–١٤.[٤٧] Federer reached two other Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal at
the Australian Open ٧–٥, ٣–٦, ٧–٦(٣), ٣–٦, ٦–٢ and to Juan Martín del Potro at the US Open

٣

–٦, ٧–٦(٥), ٤–٦, ٧–٦(٤), ٦–٢.[٤٧] Federer won two more events, the first at the Madrid
Masters over Nadal in the final, which was on clay, ٦–٤, ٦–٤.[٤٧] The second was in
Cincinnati over Djokovic ٦–١, ٧–٥, although Federer lost to Djokovic in Basel ٦–٤, ٤–٦, ٦–٢

later in the year.

[٤٧] Federer completed a career grand slam by winning his first French Open
title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, which is one more than Pete
Sampras's mark of fourteen.[٤٧]

In

٢٠١٠, Federer continued to reach milestones and achievements. He won the Australian
Open.[٤٨] In the final, Federer defeated AndyMurray ٦–٣, ٦–٤, ٧–٦(١١), whom he also beat
in the ٢٠٠٨ US Open final.[٤٥][٤٨] Federer made it to three Masters ١٠٠٠ finals. At the Madrid
Open, which he lost to Nadal ٦–٤, ٧–٦.[٤٨] At the Canadian Masters Federer lost to
Murray.[٤٩] A week later at the Cincinnati Masters Federer won his first title in eight months
as he became the first player since Agassi to retain the title, as he beat Fish in the final.[٥٠] He
also equaled Agassi for the amount of Masters wins at ١٧ and tied Borg's mark for number of
total titles won and moved to just one behind Sampras. Back at the slams at the French Open,
Federer failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the ٢٠٠٤ French Open,
losing to Söderling ٣–٦, ٦–٣, ٧–٥, ٦–٤. However on the way he won his ٧٠٠th tour match
and ١٥٠th tour match on clay.[٥١] Nadal won the tournament for the fifth time and replaced
Federer as World No ١. Federer was just one week away from equalling Pete Sampras's
record of ٢٨٦ weeks as World No. ١. In preparation for Wimbledon, Federer once again
competed in Halle but was defeated in the final by Lleyton Hewitt ٣–٦, ٧–٦(٤), ٦–٤. This is
the first time since ٢٠٠١ that Federer has entered Wimbledon having won only one title for
the year. At the ٢٠١٠ Wimbledon Championships Federer won for the ٢٠٠th time in Grand
Slam matches as he came back from ٢ sets down to defeat Alejandro Falla ٥–٧,٤–٦,٦–٤,٧–

٦

(١), ٦–٠, with Falla serving for the match at ٥–٤ in the fourth set.[٥٢] However, in a big
surprise, Federer lost in the quarter final to Tomáš Berdych ٦–٤, ٣–٦, ٦–١, ٦–٤, and fell to
World No. ٣ in the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years.[٥٣] During Federer's
summer break betweenWimbledon and Canada he hired Pete Sampras' old coach Paul
Annacone to revive his fortune to start with on a trial period.[٥٤]

At the

٢٠١٠ U.S. Open, Federer reached the semifinals, avenging his French Open loss to
Söderling in the quarterfinals. By reaching the semifinals, Federer achieved his ٢٠th match
win in ٢٠١٠ grand slams; this is the seventh consecutive year he has accomplished this feat, a
record matched only by Ivan Lendl. In the semifinals, Federer lost a five-set match to number
three seed and ٢٠٠٨ Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic ٧–٥, ١–٦, ٧–٥, ٢–٦, ٥–٧.

Rivalries

Federer has had several intense rivalries over the years. The oldest rivalry is with

Lleyton
Hewitt, but the most famous is with Rafael Nadal.

Federer vs. Nadal

Main article:

Federer–Nadal rivalry

Nadal during the

٢٠٠٩ Australian Open final
Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since ٢٠٠٤ and their rivalry is a significant
part of both men's careers.[٥٥][٥٦][٥٧][٥٨][٥٩]

They have held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July

٢٠٠٥ until ١٤ September

٢٠٠٩

, when Nadal fell to World No. ٣ (AndyMurray became the new No. ٢). They are the
only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was
ranked number ١ for a record ٢٣٧ consecutive weeks beginning in February ٢٠٠٤. Nadal,
who is five years younger, ascended to No. ٢ in July ٢٠٠٥ and held this spot for a record ١٦٠

consecutive weeks before surpassing Federer in August

٢٠٠٨.[٦٠]

Nadal leads their head-to-head

١٤–٧.[٦١] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings,

١٧

of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record ٧ Grand
Slam finals.[٦٢] From ٢٠٠٦ to ٢٠٠٨ they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final,
and then they met in the ٢٠٠٩ Australian Open final. Nadal won five of the seven, losing the
first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (٢٠٠٧ and ٢٠٠٨

Wimbledon,

٢٠٠٩ Australian Open), and the ٢٠٠٨ Wimbledon final has been lauded as the
greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.[٦٣][٦٤][٦٥][٦٦] They have also played in a

record

٩ Masters Series finals, including their lone five hour match at the ٢٠٠٦ Rome
Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tiebreak.
Until ١٤ September ٢٠٠٩, when Juan Martín del Potro beat Nadal in the US Open semi-final
on his way to defeating Federer in the final itself, no player had beaten both Nadal and
Federer in the same Grand Slam. Nadal has not lost a French Open (٥) final, while Federer
was undefeated in US Open finals until losing to del Potro (٥). Both have won Grand Slam
events on three different surfaces successively (٢٠٠٨ French Open, ٢٠٠٨ Wimbledon, ٢٠٠٩

Australian Open for Nadal and

٢٠٠٨ US Open, ٢٠٠٩ French Open, ٢٠٠٩ Wimbledon for
Federer).

Federer vs. Roddick

Federer and

Roddick have a long, though lopsided, rivalry. They have met ٢١ times during
their careers, with Federer leading their overall head-to-head series ١٩–٢.[٦٧] Roddick has lost
four Grand Slam finals, each time to Federer: Wimbledon in ٢٠٠٤, ٢٠٠٥, and ٢٠٠٩, and one
US Open in ٢٠٠٦. On ٢ February ٢٠٠٤, Federer supplanted Roddick as World No. ١ to begin
his record reign of ٢٣٧ consecutive weeks at number ١. Federer and Roddick are the only
players to have finished each year in the ATP top ١٠ from ٢٠٠٢ to ٢٠١٠.

Federer vs. Hewitt

Federer and Lleyton Hewitt

have played each other on ٢٥ occasions. Early in their careers,
Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory
from two sets down in the ٢٠٠٣ Davis Cup semifinal which allowed Australia to defeat
Switzerland. However, from ٢٠٠٤ onward, Federer has dominated the rivalry, winning ١٥ of
the last ١٦ meetings to emerge with a ١٧–٨ overall head-to-head record.[٦٨] This is Federer's
longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in ١٩٩٦. They have met in one
Grand Slam final, the ٢٠٠٤ US Open final, where Federer won ٦–٠, ٧–٦, ٦–٠ to win his first
US Open title. Federer is ٨–٠ against Hewitt in Grand Slams, and has won six of the Grand
Slams in which he has defeated Hewitt.

Federer vs. Djokovic

These two have met

١٦ times with Federer leading ١٠–٦. The rivalry between the two is not
as intense as Federer's rivalry with Nadal. Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to have
defeated Federer more than once in a Grand Slam tournament since ٢٠٠٤.

Playing style

Federer at the

٢٠٠٧ Davidoff Swiss Indoors

Federer's versatility was summarised by

Jimmy Connors: "In an era of specialists, you're
either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist...or you're
Roger Federer."[٦٩]

Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his fluid style of play and shot making.
Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net being one of the best
volleyers in the game today. He has a very effective

smash and very effectively performs rare
elements in today's tennis, such as backhand smash, half-volley and jump smash (slam dunk).

David Foster Wallace

described Federer's exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this
forehand motion as "a great liquid whip",[٧٠] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's
forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport".[٧١] Federer plays with a single-handed backhand
which gives him great variety. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure the
opponent to the net and pass him. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a 'flick'
backhand where he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent
at the net.[٧٠] His serve is difficult to read because he tosses the ball in the same spot no
matter where he intends to serve it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He
is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically
around ٢٠٠ km/h (١٢٥ mph),[٧٢][٧٣][٧٤] however, he is capable of serving at ٢٢٠ km/h
(١٣٧ mph).[٧٢][٧٣] His speciality is a half-volley from the baseline which enables him to play
very near to the baseline and to pick up balls (even deeper ones) very early after their bounds,
thus giving his opponents less time to react on his shot. Recently, Federer has also added the
drop shot to his game and utilizes a well-disguised one off of both wings. He can also use the
between-the-legs shot, as was shown in the semifinals of the ٢٠٠٩ US Open against Novak
Djokovic, bringing him match point.

Equipment, apparel, and endorsements

Federer currently plays with a customised

Wilson Six.One Tour BLX tennis racquet,[٧٥]

which is characterised by its smaller hitting area of

٩٠ square inches, heavy strung weight of

١٢.٥

ounces, and thin beam of ١٧ millimeters. His grip size is ٤ ٣/٨ inches (sometimes
referred to as L٣).[٧٦] Federer strings his racquets at ٢٤ to ٢٨ kilograms (٥٢.٩ to ٦١.٧ pounds)
tension utilizing Wilson Natural Gut ١٦ gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger
ALU Power Rough ١٦L gauge (polyester) for his cross strings.[٧٦] When asked about string
tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I
play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the
surface; the feeling I have is most important."[٧٧]

Federer has a contract with

Nike footwear and apparel.[٧٨] For the ٢٠٠٦ championships at
Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets,
symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was
updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in ٢٠٠٦.[٧٩] In
Wimbledon ٢٠٠٨ and again in ٢٠٠٩, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalised
cardigan.[٨٠] He also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[٨١] Federer endorses

Gillette

,[٨٢] Jura, a Swiss-based coffee machine company,[٨٣] as well as Mercedes Benz and

NetJets

. Federer also endorses Rolex watches,[٨٤] although he was previously an ambassador
for Maurice Lacroix.[٨٥] Also in ٢٠٠٩ Federer became brand ambassador for Swiss chocolate
makers Lindt.[٨٦] In ٢٠١٠ his endorsement byMercedes-Benz China was extended into a
global Mercedes-Benz partnership deal.[٨٧]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Main article:

Roger Federer career statistics

Singles

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after the
player's participation in the tournament has concluded. A result of "A" means that the player
did not play at the event. A result of "LQ" means that the player lost in the qualifying rounds
of the tournament (Lost in Qualifying).

Tournam
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Grand Slam Tournaments

Australia
n Open A LQ

٣R ٣R ٤R ٤R W SF W W SF F W ٤ /

١١ ٥٤

–٧ ٨٨.٥٢

French
Open A

١R ٤R QF ١R ١R ٣R SF F F F W QF ١ /

١٢
٤٣

–

١١ ٧٩.٦٣

Wimbled
on A

١R ١R QF ١R W W W W W F W QF ٦ /

١٢ ٥٥

–٦ ٩٠.١٦

US Open A LQ

٣R ٤R ٤R ٤R W W W W W F SF ٥ /

١١ ٥٦

–٦ ٩٠.٣٢

Win–Loss

٠–٠ ٠–٢ ٧–٤ ١٣– ٦–٤ ١٣– ٢٢– ٢٤– ٢٧– ٢٦– ٢٤– ٢٦– ٢٠– ١٦ / ٢٠٨– ٨٧.٣٩
٤ ٣ ١ ٢ ١ ١ ٣ ٢ ٣ ٤٦ ٣٠

Finals (

١٦ titles, ٦ runner-ups)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the
final
Score in the final

Winner

٢٠٠٣ Wimbledon (١) Grass Mark Philippoussis ٧–٦(٥), ٦–٢, ٧–

٦

(٣)
Winner ٢٠٠٤ Australian Open (١) Hard Marat Safin ٧–٦(٣), ٦–٤, ٦–٢

Winner

٢٠٠٤ Wimbledon (٢) Grass Andy Roddick ٤–٦, ٧–٥, ٧–٦(٣),

٦

–٤

Winner

٢٠٠٤ US Open (١) Hard Lleyton Hewitt ٦–٠, ٧–٦(٣), ٦–٠

Winner

٢٠٠٥ Wimbledon (٣) Grass Andy Roddick ٦–٢, ٧–٦(٢), ٦–٤

Winner

٢٠٠٥ US Open (٢) Hard Andre Agassi ٦–٣, ٢–٦, ٧–٦(١),

٦

–١

Winner

٢٠٠٦ Australian Open (٢) Hard Marcos Baghdatis ٥–٧, ٧–٥, ٦–٠, ٦–

٢

Runner-up

٢٠٠٦ French Open (١) Clay Rafael Nadal ٦–١, ١–٦, ٤–٦, ٦–

٧

(٤)
Winner ٢٠٠٦ Wimbledon (٤) Grass Rafael Nadal ٦–٠, ٧–٦(٥), ٦–

٧

(٢), ٦–٣

Winner

٢٠٠٦ US Open (٣) Hard Andy Roddick ٦–٢, ٤–٦, ٧–٥, ٦–

١

Winner

٢٠٠٧ Australian Open (٣) Hard Fernando González ٧–٦(٢), ٦–٤, ٦–٤

Runner-up

٢٠٠٧ French Open (٢) Clay Rafael Nadal ٣–٦, ٦–٤, ٣–٦, ٤–

٦

Winner

٢٠٠٧ Wimbledon (٥) Grass Rafael Nadal ٧–٦(٧), ٤–٦, ٧–

٦

(٣), ٢–٦, ٦–٢

Winner

٢٠٠٧ US Open (٤) Hard Novak Djokovic ٧–٦(٤), ٧–٦(٢),

٦

–٤

Runner-up

٢٠٠٨ French Open (٣) Clay Rafael Nadal ١–٦, ٣–٦, ٠–٦

Runner-up

٢٠٠٨ Wimbledon (١) Grass Rafael Nadal ٤–٦, ٤–٦, ٧–٦(٥),

٧

–٦(٨), ٧–٩

Winner ٢٠٠٨ US Open (٥) Hard AndyMurray ٦–٢, ٧–