Roger Federer Tenis Legend ?

Roger Federer is not the best tennis player in history

  Australian tennis legend Pat Cash continued to see his compatriot Rod Laver as the best tennis player in history. According to the former 1987 Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer could not even equal it, though the Swiss was a great player at this time. For Cash, Federer is one of the biggest players in the era itself so can not be compared to Laver.

Federer actually has many fantastic record when following the Grand Slam as much as 17 times. However, the Spaniard has not been able to win a Grand Slam tournament for two consecutive times as did Laver in 1962 and 1969.

"I do not agree with Ferrer statement some time ago that said that Federer is the best tennis player in history. According to me, Federer is one of the greats and he stood in his era. He has exceptional talent, he has all the shots are good and he continues to achievement year after year produces perfectly. But Laver won more than 200 tournaments in his career and Federer could only win 80. Lever So obviously still the best, "said Cash

"It is really quite difficult to say who is the best, you have to have a very deep understanding of the many different elements such as strings used then and now, the differences in technology and other things," he concluded.

Full Name: Roger Federer

Religion: Catholic

Place of Birth: Binningen, Basel, Switzerland

Date of Birth: Saturday, August 8, 1981

Zodiac: Leo

Hobby: Golf | Ski | Football | Playing cards

Nationality: Switzerland

Father: Robert Federer

Mother: Lynette Durand

Wife: Mirka Vavrinec

Children: Myla Rose, Charlene Riva

BIOGRAPHY

Roger Federer is one of the best players in the world from Switzerland. Federer was ranked first 16 times the world over. Federer world title in the men's singles Grand Slam titles are the most in history.

Federer was born by a mother whose South African nationality, Lynette Durand, and father, Robert Federer, a Swiss-blooded. Federer is fluent in German, French, and Swiss German. While his wife, Mirka Vavrinec, who married Federer on 11 April 2009, is a former tennis player who has been retired due to a leg injury suffered.

Federer fond of tennis and soccer since the age of 8 years. When Federer stepped 11 years, he is one of the three best players in Switzerland. The next year Federer decided to focus all its efforts on tennis. Federer improve his tennis technique by imitating some movement of his idol, Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker.

At the age of 14 years, Federer won the Swiss junior. Then in 1998, his last year in the world of junior tennis, Federer won the Wimbledon junior tournament. In July of the same year, he joined the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Although early career champion Federer was not occupied, but in the end Federer could be the first Swiss man to win the Wimbledon Tournament in 2003.

Federer is also active in charity work. He mendidirikan Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help people who are less fortunate and to promote sports. Federer was named a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006. So far Federer has been active in countless charities around the world, such as helping victims of Hurricane Katrina, victims of the earthquake in the Indian Ocean, the tsunami in India, Haiti earthquake and the Queensland floods.

AWARDS

2003, First Place in Tournament Wimbledon against Mark Philippoussis

2004 First Prize at the Australian Open against Marat Safin

2004, First Place in Tournament Wimbledon against Andy Roddick

2004 First Prize in the U.S. Open against Lleyton Hewitt

2005 First Place in Tournament Wimbledon against Andy Roddick

2005 First Prize in the U.S. Open against Andre Agassi

2006, First Prize at the Australian Open against Marcos Baghdatis

2006 Runner-up at the French Open against Rafael Nadal

2006, First Place in Tournament Wimbledon against Rafael Nadal

2006, First Prize in the U.S. Open against Andy Roddick

2007, First Prize at the Australian Open against Fernando González

2007, Runner-up at the French Open against Rafael Nadal

2007, First Place in Tournament Wimbledon against Rafael Nadal

2007, First Prize in the U.S. Open against Novak Djokovic

2008, Runner-up at the French Open against Rafael Nadal

2008, Runner-up in the Wimbledon tournament against Rafael Nadal

2008, First Prize in the U.S. Open against Andy Murray

2009, Runner-up at the Australian Open against Rafael Nadal

2009, First Prize at the French Open against Robin Söderling

2009, First Place in Tournament Wimbledon against Andy Roddick

2009, Runner-up in the U.S. Open against Juan Martín del Potro

2010, First Prize at the Australian Open against Andy Murray

2011, Runner-up at the French Open against Rafael Nadal