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ROGER FEDERER, The Elegance of Tennis

The Swiss tennis player was born on August 8, 1981, known for his claw on the court, a soft and accurate backhand, and a style that reminds us of the purest of tennis.

Roger Federer is already a tennis legend, a man who since his debut proved that he was made to reach the greatest of tennis, a record man who at the age of 36 remains at the top of his game.

The Swiss exactly matches this eight of August 36 years, placed in the number two of the ATP rankig and with a great list of records that we will mention later.

Roger began his approach in tennis at age eight, for the 14 he was accepted into the national tennis development program in Switzerland. His first titles reached the age of 12, winning two national titles in 1993.

Professionally, his debut in the Tour ATP occurred in 1998, in the Swiss open of Gstaad, in which enters with a wild card after being the number one in the junior category and to win tournaments like Wimbledon. In that year, also faced the match of Basel, where it faced Andrea Agassi.

For the following year he debuted in Gran Slam tournaments, being part of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, arriving in both with wild card invitation, getting a great deal with 18 years at the beginning of the year in position 301 of the ranking and finishing in 64 .

Taking as idols players like Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras, begins to develop a unique, avant-garde style for some, being elegant in their movements on the court and developing a backhand stroke as precise as potent, a brand of the house And that he began to distinguish it.

His leaps and bounds allowed him to win his first Grand Slam in 2003 when he won the Wimbledon trophy, a year later he reached the number one ranking after winning the Australian Open.

Since then, Roger Federer only in two in a year since 2002 has not been present in the Top Ten of the ATP Rankings.

As can be supposed the last season has been of contrasts for the Swiss tennis player, age and battling with injuries are something that questioned the future of his career, just to mention that from July last year until this January did not floor the courts Tennis after undergoing a knee operation that made him fear the worst.

Faced with health complications and facing tournaments just to play without reaching their best level. Federer made a reverse and managed his game better, as he has shown this year, to miss most of the season in clay, which has not been the best, to face all the tournaments to the brim.

Making adjustments to his training and taking the necessary breaks, caused that in 2017 can finish as the number one of the ATP ranking, incredibly fighting the position with Rafael Nadal.

This 2017 was the year of nostalgia, having these two tennis players at their best, in the case of Federer, have taught with more titles, winning the Australian Grand Slams and Wimbledon, in addition to the Masters 1000 Of Indian Wells, Miami and the tournament of Halle, so that could advance of position 17 of the ranking to the third.

His next challenge will be in the Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal, which could be defined as the leader in case of taking the trophy and that Rafa Nadal fails to reach the semifinals, reliving one of the classic battles of the last season of tennis.

Due to his great career, Roger Federer has incredible marks inside tennis, some that accumulate by moment and that next we point you:

• Has the record for most Grand Slam tournaments with 19, being in 29 finals.
• Highest number of weeks as the number one in the ranking with 302 weeks.
• Tied with Jimmy Connors as the second in most years as the number 1.
• Completed 14 consecutive seasons in the ATP Top 10 from 2002 to 2014, the second-best record ever behind only Jimmy Conors (16 seasons).
• It has 92 singles titles in total, the third best in the Open era behind Ivan Lendl (94) and Jimmy Connors (109).
• With eight Wimbledon titles, he is the biggest winner of the tournament.
• Won 65 consecutive matches on grass courts between June 2033 and July 2008.
• He is one of eight men to win the four majors.
• The second player in the Open Era with more than 1,080 victories in singles and one of three men with more than 1,000 victories, only behind Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.

Federer confirms attendance at Masters 1000 in Montreal

The Swiss third in the world ranking has not played in Montreal since 2011

Montreal - Roger Federer confirmed his presence next week at the Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Montreal to finally aspire to win in Quebec.

"I'm happy to be back in Montreal, especially because I have not had the opportunity to play there for several years," said the Swiss, third in the world ranking, in a statement issued by the organizers.

Since 2011, Federer has not played in Montreal.

He has twice won the Rogers Cup, each time in Toronto in 2004 and 2006, where this Masters 1000 is played in even years.

Montreal is the host city in odd years - so far as it is now - while women in the WTA Premier will do so now in Toronto.

For his last appearance in the Rogers Cup in 2014 in Toronto, the Swiss lost to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

"We are very pleased to announce the return of the great Roger Federer," said Eugène Lapierre, head of the Rogers Cup, stressing that the Swiss will celebrate his 36th birthday on Tuesday.

Federer will be seeded N.3 behind Scottish Andy Murray and Spanish Rafael Nadal for the US Open Grand Slam in September.

The organizers of the Rogers Cup can count on the best of the world although the Serbian Novak Djokovic has left for the rest of the season due to an injury in the elbow.

Roger Federer wants to visit Africa again in 2018

Many questions for Roger Federer on the official Credit Suisse Facebook page. The Swiss player had a ten minute live video chat with the fans and tried to give answers to as many questions as possible.

Obviously he talked about his incredible 2017 season, where he won five titles, including two majors: "I did not expect to do so well at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami. I was hoping to be healthy and in good shape for Wimbledon. Was taken for granted.

For me it is a dream year, it is very nice to share all this with my fans. I lost a lot last year. ' Many followers follow him on television in all tournaments also during the night.

Did you ever do the same for your idol? In the final of the 1997 US Open, Martina Hingis played against one of the Williams sisters (Venus). I woke up to watch that match. Martina is a legend in our country and I love to see her.

I am grateful that there are so many people watching me too when I play in Australia or America. "What does it take to be at the highest level despite traveling the world with four children? 'Organization, communication with my wife.

Living between these two worlds is a challenge, but you can do it if you have a good wife and a good team. The strangest thing that happened to a fan was: "When I went to Argentina for the exhibition with Juan Martin del Potro.

One man said, "Nice to meet you." And he showed me his tattoo with my face. I could not believe it. His next trip to the Roger Federer Foundation ?: "I wanted to do it before Wimbledon, but I was busy with the preparation.

I feel sorry for not having much time for my foundation, but I hope to do it the following year. Last year was complicated because of the knee, this year is working in progress and now is the second half of the season. "

When asked how he would introduce himself to someone who does not know who he is, Federer replied: "I'm Roger from Switzerland and I play tennis." I love it when sometimes people do not know who I am.

He finally spoke to the guys with a single hand that included him, Tommy Haas and Grigor Dimitrov. They sang together at the Australian Open and Indian Wells, and plan to do it again: "The band will not be left with just one hit ...

The next song by Indian Wells, but I hope it happens sooner. "

Gerry Weber Open 2017 - Final

Tennis player Alexander and tennis player and winner Roger Federer attend the Gerry Weber Open 2017 at Gerry Weber Stadium on June 25, 2017 in Halle, Germany.