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Federer's Reign – 209 weeks as No. 1 in ATP rankings

After 4 years in the position as number one of the most talented Swiss tennis player Roger Federer continue to amaze the sports world by establishing a new record of the weeks in the position as number one.

His early career began in his hometown in Basel, Switzerland until the age of six. A few years later he joined the Swiss National Bank Champion groups and began his training at the tennis center in Ecublens. In 1998, Federer won the famous Junior Wimbledon title and was listed in the ATP Tour rankings.

In 2001 his way to the top set, but it was his Quarter-final against Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, that sealed his future as the next champion in the tennis world, the year he is in the 13th End position in the standings.

2004 was a catapult year for Federer, who won three of the four Grand Slam singles tournaments, his first victory at the Australian Open in straight sets at Wimbledon followed; his usual territory, and finally the U.S. Open, defeating Australian Lleyton Hewitt, Federer wrapped up the year by winning the Masters Cup. In the following years Federer would testify to a total of 12 Grand Slams and 53 career singles titles increase.

In the present Roger Federer in search of another Grand Slam title break Sampra to record and pass into history as "the tennis legend." As a master of most Slams except for the clay courts at Roland Garros that his Size refuse fall, he has an exceptionally high level of adaptability, despite the interface, powerful shots, captivating and incredible coolness Skills, even under the worst pressures.

was last at the 2008 Australian Open in Melbourne, the first Grand Slam of the year Federer of the new Serbian star Djokovic stung. This has, in fact, an alarm signal that hard times finally lifted the Swiss have been challenged. Let's say a healthy reality check especially for all Federer, who did not require a coach for more than a year and that more training be taken seriously. Great things are certainly to be expected, while the Swiss holds Accumulation of weeks as sole king but closely followed by other "Hunger, which also remain in place.

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