Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is currently ranked World No. 1, having previously held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008. Federer has occupied the No. 1 ranking for 286 overall weeks, equaling the record held by Pete Sampras. Federer has won a men's record 17 Major singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three to do so on three different surfaces. He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times, and is also the only male tennis player in the Open era to have reached the Wimbledon final eight times. He has been in the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, a record amongst male tennis players as well. Many sports analysts, tennis critics and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time. (more from wikipedia).
Wimbledon champ Roger Federer eyes Olympic singles gold
WIMBLEDON, England ? The morning after Roger Federer won a record-tying seventh Wimbledon championship, he returned to the site of his latest triumph to conduct interviews in various languages and, while there, ran into All England Club Chairman ...
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