The Career of Roger Federer
Roger Federer is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1981 and became a professional player in 1998. In 2001 he beat Pete Sampras at Wimbledon when he was only 19 years old, and two years later he won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.
In 2004 Federer became the number 1 player in the world and stayed there for 237 weeks in a row, which is a record. He was known for his one handed backhand and his forehand. He also had big rivalries with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and they played a lot of famous matches against each other.
In 2009 he won the French Open for the first time, which gave him a career Grand Slam. After getting hurt in 2016, he came back and won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2017. He won his 20th Grand Slam at the 2018 Australian Open.
Federer retired in 2022 after playing his last match at the Laver Cup with Nadal as his doubles partner. He finished his career with 20 Grand Slam titles, including 8 at Wimbledon, and 103 titles overall.
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