Chapter 1 : On Tennis: Roger Federer Chases Titles, Then Connors Express News - Express News The Federer Express - For fans of Roger! The latest blog entries posted on the Roger Federer Blog! Join our Roger Federer news team, earn vcash everytime you post, and help make the news! The Swiss star will be among the favourites at the season-ending event as he bids for a century of ATP Tour crowns. The then year-old, who was seeded seventh for that tournament, defeated Frenchman Julien Boutter in the final to claim his first title. It was an event that included the likes of Marat Safin and Yevgeny Kafelnikov, so victory represented a big step in the career of the promising young Swiss. He came up against four-time defending champion Pete Sampras in the last 16 and triumphed in a five-set epic. But it was clear that Federer was a player to watch and he began to rack up the tour titles. Three came in and he bagged seven more in â including his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon. The Australian Open at the start of was his 20th Grand Slam title and the 96th singles title of his career. Federer turned 37 in August, with career prize money of over million US dollars to his name, but shows no sign of stopping yet. Where does Federer stand on the all-time list? Jimmy Connors tops that list with his incredible haul of titles, the last of which came in Tel Aviv in The American, who won eight Grand Slams, was at his most productive in, racking up an astonishing 12 titles. Nadal currently has 80 singles titles to his name, including 11 French Open wins and, aged just 32, could conceivably move up the list in years to come. John McEnroe completes the top five, with 77 singles titles. The Swiss has surprised many with his longevity and he appears to be as fit and as in form as he has ever been. That said, he would likely need to play on at the top level for another few years to edge ahead of Connors in the standings. He claimed seven titles in but has just the four so far this year. At that rate, if Federer is able to maintain the standard he continues to set, it would take another couple of seasons to get close to the titles. For the last couple of years Federer has also chosen to skip the entire clay court season and, understandably, does not enter as many tournaments as he used to. While nobody would be foolish enough to suggest Federer will not make it past, Connors can breathe fairly easily for now. How likely is Federer to get his th title in London? He will, as always, enter as one of the favourites although Novak Djokovic will be the man to beat on the hard court â especially having defeated Federer at the recent Paris Masters. Such is the nature of the beast with the season-ending Tour Finals, the best players in the world are competing, making life especially difficult for Federer. Federer, who has won two ATP Finals titles, will expect to at least reach the latter stages once again. Page 1
Chapter 2 : The Federer Express Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈrÉ dê É r ˈfeË dé ré r]; born 8 August ) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 3 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Or the glass-walled mansion on the shores of Lake Zurich he also calls home. Or his penthouse in Dubai. Or his spread in South Africa. So it was something that came bit by bit through my life living in the public eye and having to dress up. Ironically, Nike still owns the signature "RF" logo the two iconic entities came up with together, but Federer expects to be able to use his own initials again one day. But the good news is that it will come with me at one point. They are my initials. In a short period of time, it will come to me. Good fortune, after all, has tended to shine upon the pair. More recently, when he found himself alone on his birthday last year while in Montreal for the Rogers Cup, Federer went to a Coldplay concert. Then he went again the next night. Quiet domesticity also seemed to suit the serious but charming tennis star, who can effortlessly switch between English, French, German and Swiss-German in conversation. I help from time to time, make the beds, vacuum or dry the dishes. We make sure that we divide the world evenly. Myla Rose and Charlene Riva were born that July. This is a tricky balance. So clearly it was hard leaving the family. You need to be well organized, but by now we know how it works. I am looking forward to life on the tour with the family, and it will be a long time without any traveling after the tennis is over. And just as Mirka credited him with standing by her through the lowest point of her life, he credits her for being by his side during his rise to, and long stay at, the top. As has his wife. On video obtained by the U. And I just wanted to see if there was any hard feelings because it was probably one of the loudest moments of the match around, score Tension can indeed run high in the moment, though, and Stan and Roger remain buddies to this day. And as far as career controversies go I understand it probably also has something to do with the budget of WADA [World Anti-Doping Association], like flying somebody there just for that one test. He was giving his daughters a bath, he later explained, when he twisted his knee strangely and heard a "click. However, though he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon that year, he pulled out of the U. Open and shut himself down for the rest of the year to continue rehabbing the knee. And with Leo and Lennart finally at tennis-watching age or at least able to sit still for a few moments, they were on hand â in matching blazers, naturallyâ to see their dad win his eighth Wimbledon last year. And no one wins slams at his age. It would be great. Or maybe it really was just the blazer. Page 2
Chapter 3 : Roger Federer reveals he got Novak Djokovic insight when one thing happened (from Daily Exp Federer who has twelve grand slam titles to his already illustrious name will just have to put this dismal loss behind him and consider that the great run he had to the finals--for the third year in a row no less--was no mean feat. He won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl, where he defeated Guillermo Coria in the final. Early professional career[ edit ] Main article: Federer later said that his experience with Hingis "definitely helped me to become the player I am today. His run to the French quarterfinals launched him into the top 15 for the first time in his career. Federer beat the No. The first final he reached at the Masters level came at the Miami Masters event, where he lost to former and future No. He finished with an ATP ranking of No. Grand slam breakthrough at Wimbledon[ edit ] Main article: However, he fell in the semifinals to Roddick, in a final-set tiebreaker, leaving him points behind Agassi. Federer won his first and to date only doubles Masters Series event in Miami with Max Mirnyi [52] and made it to one singles Masters Series event in Rome on clay, which he lost. Imposing dominance[ edit ] Federer at the US Open, where he became the first man since to win three majors in a season Main article: His first major hard-court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin, thereby becoming the world No. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick. His 11 singles titles were the most of any player in two decades, and his record of 74â 6 was the best since Ivan Lendl in He reached the year-end No. Consolidating dominance[ edit ] Main article: Indian Wells, Miami and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay. Federer recovered from two sets and a break down to take the final in five sets. Outstanding season[ edit ] Main article: In November, Stephen Tignor, chief editorial writer for Tennis. Federer reached the finals in an astounding 16 of the 17 tournaments he entered during the season. In, 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. Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final. Federer, however, consistently pushed Nadal to the limit on clay throughout the season taking him to fourth-set tiebreakers in Monte-Carlo and Paris, and a thrilling match in Rome that went to a deciding fifth-set tiebreaker. Federer won one ATP series event in Tokyo and captured the year-end championships for the third time in his career, again finishing the year as world No. Federer finished the season on a match winning streak, as well as winning 48 of his last 49 matches after the French Open. Near the end of the season he won his hometown tournament, the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland for the first time, having finished runner up in and, and missing the tournament in and due to injuries. Holding off young rivals[ edit ] Main article: Federer entered Indian Wells as the three-time defending champion, but his streak ended in controversy. Federer turned the match around from a set down to sweep 12 of the final 14 games, including a final set bagel. At the French Open, some anticipated that Federer could become the first man in almost 40 years to hold all four majors simultaneously, having just resoundingly defeated young rival Nadal on clay entering the tournament. Once again, he defeated Rafael Nadal for a second consecutive year in the final, this time in a thrilling five-set encounter that many analysts hailed as the greatest Wimbledon final since Federer reached the final in Montreal before playing a young and relatively unknown Serbian named Novak Djokovic. Djokovic proved his potential by beating the world No. Federer rebounded in Cincinnati to capture his fifth title of the year. Federer entered the US Open as the three-time defending champion and faced Djokovic in the final. This time, Federer prevailed in a close straight-set match. Victory in New York moved him ahead of Laver and Borg for third on the all-time list of major championship victories. Throughout the tournament, the American press labelled him Darth Federer for his all-black attire which included tuxedo-striped shorts and the tournament played The Imperial March from Star Wars when he was announced onto the court for each of his matches. He finished the season as the year-end No. After his phenomenal triple Grand Slam season yet again, Federer became the only player in history to win three Majors in a year for three years,, Career Grand Slam, sixth Wimbledon and major title record[ edit ] Main article: The season began with a loss to Nadal in the final of the Australian Open in a hotly contested five-set match. Federer winning the French Open, and completing the career Grand Slam. In his next match, he was forced to come from two sets and break point down in the third set to defeat Tommy Haas in Page 3
five sets. Federer immediately turned his sights to the grass courts of Wimbledon, where he breezed his way up to the final. In the championship match he faced long-time rival Andy Roddick in what was their eighth and final meeting at a Grand Slam. Roddick pushed Federer into a record-setting fifth set, which Federer claimed 16â 14 to win his 15th Grand Slam singles title, breaking the all-time record of Pete Sampras. Federer continued his summer run by winning his third title on the lightning-fast courts of the Cincinnati Masters, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. On the penultimate point of the Djokovic match he hit what many consider to be the greatest shot of his career, a tweener winner, to set up match points. Federer finished the season as the year-end No. Fourth Australian Open[ edit ] Main article: This tournament, however, marked the end of his dominance at the majors. At the French Open, Federer won his th tour match and th tour match on clay. Federer won the year-end championships in London by beating rival Rafael Nadal for his fifth title at the event. He beat all contenders except Nadal in straight sets. It remains the only tournament in his career where Federer defeated all fellow members of the Big Four. Since Wimbledon, Federer had a win-loss record of 34â 4. Federer finished in the top two for the eighth consecutive season. Tour Finals title record[ edit ] Main article: He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic, [80] marking the first time since July that he did not hold any of the four major titles. Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam tournament match after winning the first two sets. Federer finished the year ranked No. Seventh Wimbledon title, Olympic Silver and return to world No. Federer reached the semifinal of the Australian Open, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four sets. Federer played in the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and won the championship title for the fifth time in his career. Federer won a record 17th Major, a record-equaling 7th Wimbledon, and returned to No. Federer defeated Andy Murray in four sets in the Wimbledon final, [86] regaining the No. Injury struggles, fall in rankings[ edit ] Main article: The season was the first since in which Federer failed to reach a final in the first four months of the year. He returned to his regular racquet for the second half of the season. He had long been at a comparative disadvantage in equipment as almost the entire tour, including his top rivals Nadal and Djokovic, used more powerful frames of between 95 and square inches. At the Davis Cup quarterfinals, Federer won both of his singles rubbers against Kazakhstan, the second of which was the first live deciding rubber of his Davis Cup career. Federer then took a wild card into the Monte-Carlo Masters defeating Novak Djokovic on his way to the finals, but lost to compatriot Stan Wawrinka in a tight final. In June, Federer announced that after the end of his third term, he would resign as President of the ATP Players Council, a position he had held since Chapter 4 : Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic Become Besties Express News - Express News Could be Roger Federer's 6th Australian Open championship title? Chapter 5 : Roger Federer - Wikipedia Roger Federer and U2 music. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Listen to official albums & more. Chapter 6 : Roger Federer Net Worth Wiki, Married, Family, Wedding, Salary, Siblings Bienvenue Paris Roger, Allez! The Swiss Indoors Thread: Welcome Home Roger! Cheer up Federer fans! ä Šæµ å ~ Shanghai Rolex Masters ~ ä Šæµ å Chapter 7 : The Truth About Roger Federer's Charmed Life E! News On Tennis: Roger Federer Chases Titles, Then Connors Express News It is 99 down, 10 to go for Roger Federer, which Page 4
is, of course, only one way of looking at things at this late stage in the Federer game. Chapter 8 : Roger Federer feels the Paris love again The Indian Express Federer and Simon go head-to-head in the quarter-finals tomorrow (6pm BST) which will bring up the pair's ninth meeting. Simon won his first two clashes against the world No 3 but Federer has. Chapter 9 : Federer to target th singles title at ATP Finals in London - Evening Express Shop for Roger Federer's Tennis Equipment and Clothes at Tennis Express! Take advantage of our FREE shipping policy, and take the court in confidence. Page 5