Roger Federer is widely considered as the Greatest Tennis Player of All Time. With 17 Grand slam titles , 80+ Titles at the ATP level, He is one of the Best Tennis Player to play this form of game. To be frank the Present Generation is blessed to witness the players like Roger Federer, Rafeal Nadal, Novak Djokovic etc. Roger Federer is a master of Playing all kinds of Tennis Shots. His Tweener and One Handed Backhand is a Delight to watch.
Here Presenting you 17 Facts about the 17 Time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer:
1. Roger Federer Holds Citizenship of both Swiss and South Africa
Roger Federer was Born in Basel , Switzerland. His Father father Robert Federer is from Swiss and Mother Lynette Federer is a South African.
Roger Federer can Speak English,French,German and Swiss German Fluently.
2. Federer Started watching Tennis when he was 4 and Enrolled in the School at the Age of 6
Watching his Childhood Idol Boris Becker winning his First Wimbledon title in 1985 he started Watching Tennis matches for Hours on Tv and thereby enrolled himself in the School Training.
3. Federer was Ranked World No.1 in Juniors level before Turning Pro
Roger Federer has played 6 ITF Junior Circuit Finals where he won 5 of them and 1 being Runner Up. In 1998 in his last year as a Junior Player he won Wimbledon Juniors Title and the Prestigious Orange Bowl. He was Recognised as the ITF World Junior Tennis Player of the Year in 1998.
4. Federer is a Father of Two Set of Twins and Uncle of another Set of Twins
Yes you Heard it Right Federer and Mirka are the Parents of 2 set of Twins Leo & Lenny, Myla Rose & Chaelene Riva. He is also the Uncle of another Set of Twins i.e. his Sister Diana also gave birth to Twins.
5. Defeating the King of Wimbledon and Occupying the Wimbledon Throne
In 2001 Roger Federer Defeated 7-time Wimbledon Champion Pete Sampras to reach the Semifinal of the Tournament and there by Landing his Footprint on the Center Court Arena.
6. Federer is Ranked inside Top 10 Since October 2002
7. He is the First Swiss Man to win a Grand Slam Title
Roger Federer holds several Records in Grandslams:
- Roger Federer has won 17 Grand Slams. Most by any Male Player.
- Roger Federer reached the Final of all the 4 Grand Slams atleast Five Times.
- Roger Federer and Pete Sampras has won 7 Wimbledon Championships. A Joint Record.
- Roger Federer along with Jimmy Connors & Pete Sampras has won 5 US Open Titles.
- Roger Federer Reached 26 Grand Slam Finals, most by any one.
- Roger Federer has reached 10 Consecutive Grand Slam Finals right from 2005 Wimbledon Chapionships to 2007 US Open (2005- Wimbledon, US Open. 2006- 4 Grand Slams. 2007- 4 Grand Slams)
8. Last Time Federer Missed a Grand Slam Tournament is Never
Yes Roger Federer holds a Recod for Most and Consecutive Grand Slam Apperances i.e 63 Apperances. i.e since 1999. ( Excluding the 2 times in 1999 where he didn’t qualify)
9. Roger Federer has Never Retired in the Mid way of a Match in his Entire Career Spanning more than 1000 Matches.
10. This is Just an Insane Record
Roger Federer has a Unique Record of 105 Consecutive Points without a Single Unforced Error. This is why we call him Maestro. The above Pic was during the US Open match against John Isner.
11. Federer has Won atleast 1 Title since 2001
Roger Federer holds a Record for winning atleast 1 Singles Titles for 15 Straight Years. He is Tied up with Ivan Lendi.
12. Federer has a Record of Winning 24 Straight Finals
Right From October 2003 to September 2005, Roger Federer has won 24 Straight Finals beating the Previous 15 Straight Finals by Borg.
13. Federer has won 3 Grand Slam Titles in a Single Year 3 Times, The Rest of the ATP has done it only Three times so far
In 2004 , 2006, 2007 Roger Federer Managed to win 3 Grand Slams of the Year missing out French Open every Year. He has won 9 of his 17 Grand Slams in these 3 years only.
14. Roger Federer has won Everything in the World of Tennis
15. Roger Federer was Ranked 2nd for Most Admired & Respected People in World along with Nelson Mandela who was Ranked 1st
Roger Federer was Polled 2nd most Admired and Respected person around the world ahead of people like Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey.
16. In 2007 Swiss Government Released Roger Federer Stamp
17. Roger Federer Foundation
He also visited tsunami affected areas Tamil Nadu in December 2006.
Roger Federer is not only a Great Tennis Player but also a Great Human Being.
From the whole Team of Rajnikanth vs CID Jokes we Wish Roger Federer Happy Birthday, may he Entertain us for many more Years.
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