Global Sports: Roger Federer: Getting Up Close Along With The Finest Tennis Player In History

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Roger Federer: Getting Up Close Along With The Finest Tennis Player In History

By Napoleon Barrientos


Roger Federer is a great tennis player renowned by a number of fans and tennis enthusiasts as well. This is because he had shown incredible skill and tennis prowess over the years of his career which gained him a lot of triumphs in the arena of Tennis. According to the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) which is a professional organization that safeguards the legal rights of male tennis players, his global ranking is at third place. This rank is nothing new to Federer, because he has constantly grabbed a place in the top 3 over the past decade. In link to that, sports officials and experienced tennis players looks up to him as one of the most skilled players out there.

Roger Federer's birthday is on August 8, 1981, his parents originates from various ethnicities where his mother is from South Africa and his father is from Switzerland; he has citizenship to both countries. As a child, he had already shown great interests in the field of sports activities and played basketball, badminton, football, and cricket. According to him, this early exposure to different sports has helped him boost his hand to eye coordination and swiftness, important abilities that have made him excel in tennis.

In his junior years in tennis, Roger Federer already showed what a formidable player he is. Despite the fact that he lost in the US Open in 1998, Federer gained the more significant award when he won both the singles and doubles in Wimbledon. It was also in the year 1998 that he was placed on the number one place for winning many other tennis tournaments back in his junior years. Then, he began his professional career in the same year.

In the year 2003, Federer's professional career was taken into a higher level when he defeated Mark Philippoussis in the Singles Wimbledon Cup. Within the same year, he won seven out of nine finals in the ATP Tour and ended the entire year by beating Andre Agassi. Because of his consistent victories, he took the number two spot. The following years continued to make his name notable in the world of tennis where he singlehandedly conquered several world tournaments such as the French Open, Australian Open, US Open as well as Wimbledon. The ITF World Champion in Men's Singles from 2004 to 2007, ESPN's Best Male Tennis Player from 2005 to 2010, ATP's Player of the Year from 2004 to 2007 and again in 2009, and ATP Fan's Favorite Player from 2003 to 2012 are just some of his greatest successes. In addition, Roger Federer has passed Pete Sampras record for staying on the world wide top spot many times.

What really makes Federer a world class tennis player is due to his outstanding swiftness, style, versatility, controlled force and power, where he play elegantly in every single game. On the other hand, every tennis critics and analysts regards Federer's forehand shot as his best stroke where no competitor can deal with it efficiently. His speed also amazes spectators, as he is able to move around his court with great speed and agility making it possible for him to strike backhand shots with a forehand. Federer also adjusts to any kind of court and from different position making his play in great shape. With his great talent and unfailing skills, fans will get to witness a better Federer in the coming years and might just attract more people into the world of tennis.




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