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Roger Federer
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Roger Federer is a world famous tennis star
who was born on August 8, 1981. He was
normal until he started to play tennis. His
parents, Robert and Lynette, nor his sister,
Diana had an aptitude for it. They liked it
anyway. He had a very hard time controlling
his temper and erupted like an active volcano
when he hit a dumb shot. One day his first
sports hero, Boris Becker lost. Roger had a
hard time controlling his anger, and he cried.
Between the ages of 10-14 he spent more time
with coach Peter Carper than his parents! This
is certainly an intense form of practice. Some
might say “spend more time with parents, not
your coach”, but the advantage was he learnt
more and that made him a better tennis
player. He won the junior Wimbledon title, and
his childhood was changed by tennis.
Roger has won 20 grand slam titles, 103 ATP
singles, 28 ATP masters and 6 ATP finals. He has
beaten Rafa Nadal but can’t beat Novák
Djokovic. He has matched a feat with Bjorn
Borg. He also has a record for 30 Wimbledon
finals. From 2005-2010, he reached the finals in
18 out of 19 grand slams, winning 12 titles and
6 runner up trophies. He won 20 majors. He has
won over 100 career titles and I bet he is a
legend not just a pro. He also has 24 ATP 500
titles. Nadal’s loss to Robin Soderling rocketed
him to be the world favourite. He has great
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victories against enemies.
He has been defeated by Novak Djokovic
and Rafael Nadal. Rafael has beaten Roger
the most. In 2018, he lost to him twice. In
2019, he had four losses. In 2020, he had only
one loss. However, Rafael Nadal has beaten
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Novak Djokovic. So basically the top two
were battling against each other and Novak
and Rafael were battling for top spot. From
the years 2008-2011 he has 12 losses.
Djokovic also has a 4-1 win against him and
an even more telling 6-0 record against
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Nadal. He has great wins, and he has great
losses.
My dad likes him too; I want to play tennis
like my dad, and I want to be a champion. I
don’t need to learn from a teacher; my dad
teaches me for free every weekend. Tennis
is not easy; players have to stay on the
baseline, and you can’t pass to other people
even though you can choose doubles.
However, tennis is fun, and it's a great sport,
and Roger Federer is one of the greatest to
ever play the game.
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