Tennis Legends: Roger Federer – Tennis Connected

The career of the most successful male tennis player of all time

If you have watched any tennis in the last 23 years then you will be more than aware of who Roger Federer is. 

Federer is an Olympic gold medal winning tennis player who jointly holds the men’s record for most singles titles won with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. The only tennis player to ever win more singles titles is Serena Williams. 

Federer is one of the most popular tennis players in the world because of the beautiful tennis he plays and how respectful he is on and off the court. 

The First Singles Win

Federer is Swiss and began playing professional tennis in 1998 after 6 years of playing in the junior division. Federer had a mixed career as a junior tennis player. He did not show any signs that he was an all-time great in the making. 

The first big win in Federer’s career was when he and Martina Hingis won the doubles track at the 2001 Hopman Cup on behalf of Switzerland. 

Between 1998 and 2002, Federer won or was the first runner-up in a few smaller tournaments. His biggest event was in 2001 when he knocked Pete Sampras out of Wimbledon before getting knocked out by Tim Henman in the semi-final.  Federer was 19 at the time. 

In 2003, Federer returned to Wimbledon, this time ranked at world number 6. He knocked out both Andy Roddick in the semi-finals and Mark Philippoussis to claim his first Grand Slam title. 

That year he went on to win 7 out of 9 of the ATP tour finals that he played in and end the year ranked as world number 2. 

The Singles Wins 2-10 (2003-2007)

Federer lost in the final of the 2003 US open, but after that, the Grand Slam titles came rolling in. In 2004, Federer won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the USA open. He won both the US Open and Wimbledon in 2005, and in 2006 he won the Australian, the US Open, and Wimbledon again. 

2006 was considered by some experts to be Federer’s best season. That year he comfortably won three out of four of…