Eurosport - Tue, 09 Jun 09:59:00 2009
Roger Federer captured a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title by winning his first French Open. This is how he did it.
2003
First title: Becomes first Swiss man to win a Grand Slam title after beating Mark Philippoussis 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the Wimbledon final.
2004
Second title: Wins Australian Open by defeating unseeded Russian Marat Safin 7-6 6-4 6-2.
Third title: Retains Wimbledon title by taming big-serving American second seed Andy Roddick 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-4.
Fourth title: Wins US Open final by thumping Australian fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0.
2005
Fifth title: Completes a hat-trick of Wimbledon triumphs with a 6-2 7-6 6-4 over second seed Roddick.
Sixth title: Defends US Open title with a 6-3 2-6 7-6 6-1 victory over sentimental American favourite Andre Agassi.
2006
Seventh title: Defeats unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2 in Australian Open final.
Eighth title: Keeps up winning streak at Wimbledon by thwarting Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3 in showpiece match.
Ninth title: Downs Roddick 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 to clinch US Open crown.
2007
10th title: Wins Australian Open with a 7-6 6-4 6-4 masterclass over Chilean 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez.
11th title: Becomes only the second man in professional tennis, after Bjorn Borg, to win five in a row at Wimbledon with a 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 success over Nadal.
12th title: Beats Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-6 6-4 to capture US Open.
2008
13th title: Demolishes Britain's Andy Murray 6-2 7-5 6-2 to win fifth consecutive title at US Open.
2009
14th title: Emulates Pete Sampras by winning a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title after beating Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-1 7-6 6-4 at Roland Garros, his first French Open success.
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He is an amazing player , I just hope his run hasn't come to an end .
fedex the best man who made tenis look so great
Could'nt stand roger's way to greatness i should say
Funny this robert boy. He's been brandizing roger as cry baby. He's so bitter I can picture him fantically wailing probably because the player he is obscenely fantazising could stand roger's way to greatness.
robertxxx111
Try to come up with a new comment. You have already posted that one several times.
Stick to the facts about Federer's competition was a good idea, but you missed lots of names undermining your argument.
Your comments lack objectivity which is a shame because I am sure that a good case can be made against Federer being the best of all time.... however, you got it plain wrong. Period.
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everybody says that Federer won because Nadal or Djokovici lost. Well....why did they lost? I wonder..if Federer would have lost in 2008 at Wimbledon before the final, they would say the same thing, that Nadal only won because Federer didn't make the final....this is so stupid...Federer won beacuse , this year he was better then the others ( Nadal, Djokovici, Davidenko,Murray, Roddick, Blake,Gonzalez, Soderling,Haas, Monfils, Matthieu, Acasuso, del Potro etc).I think these are big names...so the era dilema is also just stupid.
If nadal were that good, he would've made the final...
Federer is the best but watch out for Nadal. Time is on his side. Anyone who thinks the competition is poor knows nowt. The world number 100 would dominate tennis if you threw him back 15 years, players have improved so much. Its the same in all sports.
I think Roger is the greatest SINGLES player, especially with his shot-making ability. Last year's press about him being past it was laughable. Laver with 2 GS and Borg with 5 Wimbledon's had greater opposition I think (Laver had Emerson, Newcombe, Roche, Stolle, Rosewall and Borg had McEnroe, Connors).
McEnroe is the best ALL-ROUND player though as he was great at singles and doubles (though his playing character left something to be desired). Laver, Emerson, Newcombe must be close.
Nadal (as Connors, McEnroe, Sampras) have mental strength I think Roger slightly lacks. More interesting to me is how long Nadal will last in terms of injury. Most commentators seem to think his superlative aggressive style is not maintainable injury-free over several years.
It amazes me some of the critics of Federer. When confronted they always seem to know little about the actual game of Tennis. Always finding excuses for things.
Common one is that Federer had no competition compared to Sampras. I disagree. Roddick and Hewiit were his competetion and he just dominated them in Grand Slams finals and semi-finals. Hasn't he also beaten Murrey and Djokovic in the U.S Open finals and beated Novak in the semi-finals last year?
To the Federer haters that won't be enough but what about this?
Tin Henman played both Sampras and Federer in their primes and says Roger was the better all round player.
ANDRE AGASSI played both Sampras and Federer in their primes and said Roger was the tougher opponent to play.
Not to mention Conners, McEnroe, Laver, Agassi and Sampras all say HE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!
Do the words of Tennis legends mean nothing to the Fed haters? Or do you prefer to live in a fantasy world of denial of reality!
It amazes me some of the critics of Federer. When confronted they always seem to know little about the actual game of Tennis. Always finding excuses for things.
Common one is that Federer had no competition compared to Sampras. I disagree. Roddick and Hewiit were his competetion and he just dominated them in Grand Slams finals and semi-finals. Hasn't he also beaten Murrey and Djokovic in the U.S Open finals and beated Novak in the semi-finals last year?
To the Federer haters that won't be enough but what about this?
Tin Henman played both Sampras and Federer in their primes and says Roger was the better all round player.
ANDRE AGASSI played both Sampras and Federer in their primes and said Roger was the tougher opponent to play.
Not to mention Conners, McEnroe, Laver, Agassi and Sampras all say HE IS THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!
Do the words of Tennis legends mean nothing to the Fed haters? Or do you prefer to live in a fantasy world of denial of reality!
heartiest congrats from your favourite 66 yr. old fan. I never miss a match of yours as you are a dream to watch. None of your grunting, etc. we see from so many of the players. Just pure speed and gracefulness and perfect shotmaking. Keep it up and I'm looking forward to Wimbledon already. You are such a gentleman, never swearing like Murray and others. Good luck to Merka and baby.
WOI fan
There are no words to express how much I hate this crying S.O.B., especially after winning RG, goddammit, the crying pu$..$y finally made it and he only did it because Rafa crashed in the worst possible moment. Yet again I've learned something very important: never say never...
"robertxxx111"is another username by "Rc_Alcock".This m o r o n just proved to the world how i d i o t i c he is and always will be.He's the greatest loser in this forum/Roger IS THE BEST PLAYER OF ALL TIMES.RESPECT Mr FEDERER...
Opinions are like a face; everyboby has one,and they are entitled to be seen. Who is better or best is always a passionate relative argument anywhere, anytime, anyplace. However, facts and statistics speak for themselves and are undeniable: The only players to win 14 GS are Sampras and Federer, and between the two of them only Federer has won a career Grand Slam, so you be the judge. The arguments about era are also relative, and besides I used to read on this same page how Federer was finished, in decline etc. It begs the question: What happened to Nadal, Murray, Djokovic, and co? They all played in this years RG and none of them even made the semifinals. When you compare that to Federer who has made Five consecutive GS finals (I will not try to count consecutive GS semifinal appearances) you are looking at a man who has to be appreciated. When Legends like Agassi, Sampras, Borg, Mcenroe are acknowledging him, I really wonder why ignorant people (myself inclusive) should question their judgement. Finally, all the hate-mail and emotion-ridden opinions on this page amount to NOTHING. The man (Federer) is winning more titles, making more money, and frankly doesnt give a f*** about all our talk.
All these guys that still failed to accept RF as the greatest are just bunch of fools who doesn't know anything about tennis.They needs to be told the history of the game by the former champion and even the current players 'Nadal , Murray , Gonzalez
All these guys that still failed to accept RF as the greatest are just bunch of fools who doesn't know anything about tennis.They needs to be told the history of the game by the former champion and even the current 'Nadal'.
robertxxx111.............. I think you are sick. Do you have any medical record in the past. Be mindful of your words before everyone classfy you as an enemy of success. ENVY - is feeling that someone got what you deserved.
this robertxxx111 guy is interesting, he posted the same rubbish last week, i dont think he is real, dont take what he says to heart.
I am very sorry for you robertxxx111. You are so miserable,but whatever you write you can not change the fact that Roger Federer is one wonderful tennis player, maybe the best of all time.
The fact that Melvin listed Henman and Bjorkman in Sampras era tells you all you need to know about this stupid so called Tennis fan.
Also wasn't Hewitt in Rogers so called era? what about Agassi? Henman? Haas? Mark. P (philiposis) as you called him? He has beaten these people in grand slam finals and semi-finals. Also erm who did Roger beat in Aussie open finals? Gonzales and Bagdatis? as well as Djorkovic and Murray in the U.S open finals!
What a loser! Ignorant on absolute basics of Tennis. Just ignore this idiot everyone. Clearly knows nothing about the game.
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