Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player. As of 4 April 2010, he is ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), having previously held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks.[2] Many sports analysts, tennis critics, former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[3][4][5][6][7]
Federer has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other male player. He is the most recent of six male players to have captured the career Grand Slam, one of only three (with Rod Laver and Andre Agassi) since the beginning of the Open Era and one of only two male players (the other being Agassi) in history to have won all four Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard courts). Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 22 career Grand Slam finals, and as of January 2010, has reached the semi-finals or better of the last 23 Grand Slam tournaments, a record streak that spans over six years.[8] Federer also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals and has appeared in 18 of the last 19. Federer has won 4 ATP World Tour Finals and 16 ATP Masters Series tournaments,
Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Friday, April 23, 2010
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