Roger Federer (genus. Holder of many records, including 20 titles in Grand Slam tournaments in men's singles and 310 weeks in total in the 1st place in the world rankings.
Regularly entered the TOP-10 of the world ranking in singles in the period 2002-2016.
In 2017, Federer became the first eight-time Wimbledon men's singles champion in tennis history, 111 ATP tournament winner (103 singles) and the 2014 Davis Cup winner with the Swiss national team.
According to many experts, players and coaches, he is recognized as the best tennis player of all time.
There are many interesting facts in Federer's biography, which we will tell about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Roger Federer.
Federer's biography
Roger Federer was born on August 8, 1981 in the Swiss city of Basel. He grew up and was brought up in the family of the German-Swiss Robert Federer and the African woman Lynette du Rand. Roger has a brother and sister.
Childhood and youth
Parents instilled in Roger a love of sports from an early age. When the boy was barely 3 years old, he was already holding the racket in his hands.
At the time of his biography Federer was also fond of badminton and basketball. He later admits that these sports helped him develop eye coordination and increase the visual field.
Seeing the success of her son in tennis, his mother decided to hire a professional coach for him named Adolf Kachowski. An interesting fact is that parents had to pay for classes up to 30,000 francs per year.
Roger made excellent progress, as a result of which he began to participate in junior competitions already at the age of 12.
Later, the young man had a more qualified mentor, Peter Carter, who was able to develop Federer's sports skills in the shortest possible time. As a result, he managed to bring his ward to the world arena.
When Roger was 16 years old, he became the Wimbledon junior champion.
By that time, the guy had finished 9th grade. It is curious that he did not want to get a higher education. Instead, he began to study foreign languages intensively.
Sport
After brilliant performances in youth competitions, Roger Federer moved to professional sports. He took part in the Roland Garros tournament, winning 1st place.
In 2000, Federer went to the 2000 Olympics in Sydney as part of the national team. There he took 4th place, losing to the Frenchman Arno di Pasquale in the fight for the bronze.
During that period of his biography, Roger changed his coach again. His new mentor was Peter Lundgren, who helped him master some playing techniques.
Thanks to quality preparation, 19-year-old Federer was able to win the Milan competition, and a year later beat his idol Pete Sampras.
After that, Roger won one victory after another, approaching the top lines of the rating. In the next 2 years, he won 8 different international tournaments.
In 2004, the tennis player achieved success at 3 Grand Slam tournaments. He became the first racket in the world, holding this title for the next few years.
Federer then defeated all opponents at the Australian Open, finishing in 1st place. By that time, he had become a Wimbledon medalist for the 4th time.
Later, 25-year-old Roger will again confirm his achievement by winning the championship in the competition in the UK. In 2008, he was haunted by injuries, but they did not prevent him from participating in the Beijing Olympics and winning gold.
A striking series of victories at the Grand Slam brought the athlete closer to a significant date in his biography. In 2015, his final victory in Brisbane was the 1000th of his career. Thus, he was the third tennis player in history who managed to achieve such results.
The main confrontation of that time was considered to be the rivalry of the two greatest players - Swiss Federer and Spaniard Rafael Nadal. An interesting fact is that both athletes have continuously occupied the top lines of the world ranking for 5 years.
Roger played most of the finals in Grand Slam tournaments with Nadal - 9 games, of which he won 3.
In 2016, a black streak came in Federer's sports biography. He suffered 2 serious injuries - a sprain in his back and a knee injury. The media even reported that the Swiss planned to end his career.
However, after a rather long break associated with treatment, Roger returned to court. The 2017 season was one of the best for him in his career.
In the spring, the man reached the Grand Slam final, where he was able to outplay the same Nadal. In the same year, he participated in the Masters where he again met in the final with Rafael Nadel. As a result, the Swiss turned out to be stronger again, having managed to defeat the opponent with the score 6: 3, 6: 4.
A few months later at Wimbledon, Roger did not lose a single set, as a result of which he won his 8th title in the main grass tournament.
Personal life
In 2000, Roger Federer began courting the Swiss tennis player Miroslava Vavrinets, whom he met during the Sydney Olympics.
When Miroslava, at the age of 24, seriously injured her leg, she was forced to leave the big sport.
In 2009, the couple had twins - Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. After 5 years, the athletes had twins - Leo and Lenny.
In 2015, Federer presented his book The Legendary Racket of the World, where he shared interesting facts from his biography and sporting success. The book also mentioned a charity in which the tennis player is actively involved.
In 2003, Roger Federer founded the Roger Federer Foundation, bringing about 850,000 African children to education.
Roger enjoys spending time with his wife and children, relaxing on the beach, playing cards and ping pong. He is a fan of the Basel football team.
Roger Federer today
Federer is one of the highest paid athletes in the world. His capital is estimated at approximately $ 76.4 million.
In June 2018, he began working with Uniqlo. The parties signed a 10-year contract, according to which the tennis player will receive $ 30 million a year.
In the same year, Roger again became the first racket of the world, beating his eternal rival Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings. Curiously, he became the oldest leader in the ATP rankings (36 years 10 months and 10 days).
A few weeks later, Federer set the record for the most victories on grass in the history of tennis.
The champion has an official Instagram account, where he uploads photos and videos. As of 2020, over 7 million people have subscribed to his page.
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