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__**Roger Federer’s Rise to Fame:**__



(Source 1) Roger Federer began playing tennis at the age of three. He had been playing in many international tennis tournaments prior to turning pro. (Source 3) At the age of sixteen Roger Federer quit school so that he could focus exclusively on tennis. This was a very risky decision on his part but it paid off. He began winning many tournaments on tour and his international ranking jumped to less than hundred. From here his dedication to tennis allowed him to gradually work his way up to becoming the greatest tennis player that ever lived. (Source 3)

__**Roger Federer’s Accomplishments**__

Roger Federer is undisputedly known as the greatest tennis player to ever pick up a racquet. (source 4) This is because he has won sixteen Grand Slam titles, two more than Pete Sampras, the prior number one in the world. Federer has won six Wimbledon and US Open titles, three Australian open titles, and a single golden French Open title. Roger’s first grand slam victory came in 2003, where he beat his to-be long time rival Andy Roddick and Mark Philippoussis in straight sets. (source 2) He continued on to win five consecutive Wimbledon finals. Federer also won five consecutive US Open finals as well.

__**2001-2003**__ Federer’s successes began after 2001. He became the first Swiss player to finish in Top 10 and appear the championship since 1988. His first major win was in Milan. From there Federer went on to win a perfect grass court season in 2003 winning a Wimbledon title as well. (source 2)

__**2004-2007**__ 2003 to 2007 were Federer’s golden years. He made many improvements in his game. In 2004 he captured 11 ATP titles and won three grand slams. Federer said “Early in my career, I struggled with consistency, but I couldn't get more consistent than this year.” (source 5) This was followed by a very similar 2005 year with 3 more grand slam titles. Roger Federer was unstoppable throughout this era of his life defeating all of his rivals. Andy Roddick and Rafal Nadal were the only ones to ever come close to defeating him, yet he never lost. Winning over 20 tournaments, he established himself as one of the greatest players of his time.

(source 6) __**2008-2010**__ Although still a formidable player, Federer began to lose his dominancy in these years. His decline began in the 2008 Wimbeldon final where he lost against Rafal Nadal. It continued with his lose to Nadal again in the Australian Open. When it seemed as though he would never be able to regain his form and be able to surpass Pete Sampras’s record of 14 slams, luck fell upon him with Rafal Nadal dropping out of the French Open due to his injuries. Federer was able to capitalize on this absence and claim his 14th title. He went on to win in Wimbledon and surpass Sampras. Then Federer also won against Andy Murray to claim the US Open title. This entire time Nadal was absent and Federer had little competition. However after Nadal’s return and Novak Djokovic’s ascension to fame, Federer has begun to face a period of decline once again. Despite this, Federer hopes to regain his form and continue competitive tennis. He wants to seize every opportunity he has. He says “I definitely need to use my chances when they come because definitely there won't be many.” (source 5)

__**Other Accomplishments**__ Although Federer has begun to experience a period of decline throughout his career, he will be known as the greatest tennis player ever. Although, if you were to ask Federer himself, he would say that “the greatest day of his life” was when he became a proud father of two daughters. (source 3)

__**Scholarly Articles:**__ 1.file:///Users/131670/My%20Documents/Roger%20Federer's%20future%20starts%20right%20now%20%7C%20OregonLive.com.pdf//

// 1. "Baby Federer Image by Crazy_with_capital_C on Photobucket." //Image Hosting, Free Photo Sharing & Video Sharing at Photobucket//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .// // 2. Garber, Greg. "Garber: Roger Federer-Pete Sampras Timeline - ESPN." //ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .// // 3. "JockBio: Roger Federer Biography." //JockBio • Full-length Biographies of Sports Heroes and Discount Sports Memorabilia//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .// // 4. Press, The Associated. "Roger Federer's Future Starts Right Now | OregonLive.com." //Oregon Blogs & RSS Feeds | News, Sports, Living and More – OregonLive.com//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .// // 5. "Roger Federer Quotes." //Find the Famous Quotes You Need, ThinkExist.com Quotations. //Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .// //6. "Roger Federer | Tennis Rivals." // Tennis Rivals - World of Tennis - Watch Live Tennis - Stats //. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. .

SOCIAL - POLITICAL - ECONOMIC CHART : ROGER FEDERER

March 2011 (10) || Sponsor for LINDT, a swiss company (16) ||
 * ** Social ** || Political || ** Economic ** ||
 * Proud father of two daughters. (15) || Meets the prince January 21 2010. (12) || Has earned $61,838,732 (8) ||
 * Dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue tennis ambitions (5) || Meets the Pope. May 10 2006 || Roger Federer has a large influence on NetJets. He is a sponsor, and appears in many of their advertisements. ||
 * First ever to appear in 10 consecutive finals (8) || Meets with Prime Minister David Cameron
 * Attained a gold medal in the 2008 Olympics for Switzerland. (8) ||  ||   ||
 * Has been ranked as top two since 2003 (8) ||  ||   ||
 * Haiti earthquake: Roger Federer and top players raise £114,000 for victims.(3) ||  ||   ||
 * Helped raise money for flood relief (7) ||  ||   ||
 * Plays a match for Africa in Zurich against Rafael Nadal Oct 22, 2010 (6) ||  ||   ||
 * First Swiss to win grand slam (13) ||  ||   ||
 * First player since bjorn borg to win three consecutive titles twice in two years.(14) ||  ||   ||

Works Cited 1. "Baby Federer Image by Crazy_with_capital_C on Photobucket." //Image Hosting, Free Photo Sharing & Video Sharing at Photobucket//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. . 2. Garber, Greg. "Garber: Roger Federer-Pete Sampras Timeline - ESPN." //ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. . 3. Gecker, Jocelyn. "Federer's Haiti Charity Match Raises $600,000 - USATODAY.com." //News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. . 4 Gecker, Jocelyn. "Federer's Haiti Charity Match Raises $600,000 - USATODAY.com." //News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World - USATODAY.com//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. . 5 "JockBio: Roger Federer Biography." //JockBio • Full-length Biographies of Sports Heroes and Discount Sports Memorabilia//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. . 6 "Nadal and Federer to Play for Charity in Home Countries - News | FOX Sports on MSN." //FOX Sports on MSN L Sports News, Scores, Schedules, Videos and Fantasy Games//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. . 7. Press, The Associated. "Roger Federer's Future Starts Right Now | OregonLive.com." //Oregon Blogs & RSS Feeds | News, Sports, Living and More  OregonLive.com//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. . 8. "Roger Federer | Tennis Rivals." //Tennis Rivals - World of Tennis - Watch Live Tennis - Stats//. Web. 07 Mar. 2011. . 9 "Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal Star in Charity Match for Flood Relief - ESPN." //ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. . 10. "Roger Federer Meets Prime Minister David Cameron Looking to Rediscover Ruthless Streak | Mail Online." //Home | Mail Online//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-1330780/Roger-Federer-meets-Prime-Minister-David-Cameron-looking-rediscover-ruthless-streak.html>. 11. "Roger Federer Quotes." //Find the Famous Quotes You Need, ThinkExist.com Quotations.// Web. 07 Mar. 2011. <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/roger_federer/>. 12. "Royalty Meets Greatness As Federer Advances." //10sBalls.com//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.10sballs.com/2010/01/21/royalty-meets-greatness-as-federer-advances/>. 13 "SI.com - 2003 Wimbledon - Federer Wins Wimbledon, First Grand Slam Title - Monday July 07, 2003 01:57 AM." //Breaking News, Real-time Scores and Daily Analysis from Sports Illustrated  SI.com//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2003/wimbledon/news/2003/07/06/wimbledon_sunday_ap/>. 14 Stauffer. "The Roger Federer Story: Quest for ..." //Google Books//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://books.google.com/books?id=9Ka_Lf3sB6gC&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=federer first swiss to&source=bl&ots=kL_MNA3kmE&sig=nO4L4Zh_5bIASTxNqexPaeZFKv8&hl=en&ei=57p4TeiTAqSV0QGEmLXPAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=federer first swiss to&f=false>. 15 "Tennis Star Roger Federer Shows off His New Twin Daughters | Mail Online." //Home | Mail Online//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204994/Tennis-star-Roger-Federer-shows-new-twin-daughters.html>. 16 //Lindt//. Web. 10 Mar. 2011. <http://www.lindt.com/int/swf/eng/company/roger-federer/>.

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