Roger federer biography author

And what are the experiences and influences that have shaped him into the world figure he is today? This acclaimed biography, first published in and now fully updated in its ninth edition, traces Federer's life and career, from his first tentative swings with a racket to legendary status. The vastly experienced writer, broadcaster and tennis historian Chris Bowers talked exclusively to many of the people who helped shape the young Roger Federer, and together with his own experiences following Federer's career from his junior title at Wimbledon at age sixteen to his twentieth major title nineteen years later, he presents an affectionate and analytical portrait of one of the great names of modern-day sport.

Antariksh Dave. Chris Bowers has put his heart into it. A must read for all fans of Federer, tennis and biographical genre of books in general. So boring, this was basically a play by play account of all the matches he played since he was Om Manghani. One of the best biographies I have ever read. This book had everything, from describing the intense matches, to the behind the scenes info, to in-depth analysis of the evidence presented.

Something that was highlighted throughout the book was Bower's ability to criticise Federer, to present the full story. This contrasts from some biographies, which really only praise a person.

Roger federer biography author

This book was full of the implications to all of his decisions, and how, for some people, Federer is looked down upon. It is a great connection to the position paper's unit - where it is essential to show the full story, be fair to all sides. This book was a gift from my friends, and I have highly enjoyed it, and recommend this to anyone, sporting fan or not.

BT Philips. This biographical account of Roger Federer's life up to early is a nice read. I definitely now know a lot more about Federer's tennis career in addition to his personality. Bowers shows that Roger Federer is not the perfect god-like figure people always think of. However, it is made abundantly clear that there has never been such a successful player and world ambassador of tennis like Roger Federer.

The stats and match results strewn across this book are quite repetitious and a bit dull at times. Not to mention, there will be nothing as good as when Federer himself finally writes an autobiography. Having said that, I would still be very interested in reading Bowers's account on the post successes of Roger Federer in an upcoming re-installment.

Adrian Meleg. Federer is a insight to the events that created the legend we know today. In the book there are play by play descriptions of key matches that made Federer who he is. The book gives us details into his financial and media life. This book could have been improved if it was told from Federer's point of view. I read open by Andre Agassi and it was a mile better because of the point of view.

You don't get the same amount of details and insight into his life as compared to the book Open. I like that the book included his childhood and events that created who he was. This was my first read on Federer and I should say I thoroughly enjoyed the pages of Roger. Chris Bowers made me nostalgic with all those big match chapters and how Roger became a multi-grandslam champion.

It is definitely a book based on online content most of it and don't expect too many personal incidents about Federer to be quoted in the book. The chapters on his early life were spectacular. Would certainly recommend this to the Federer family. Jason Lawless. Author 3 books 1 follower. As a fan of Roger Federer this was an interesting read.

I was already aware of his exploits and record as a professional tennis player, but it was interesting to read about his junior years and the early days on the fringe of the circuit. It is not an autobiography, so it lacks some personal insights, but then Federer is a fiercely private man. I suspect there will be a new edition to this book after the recent triumph in the Australian Open.

I wasn't overly keen on the use of exclamation marks, I don't need to be told when I should be excited. By necessity this book is a little repetitious in parts as it recites scores in big tennis matches like grand slams but as a Federer fan I forgave that. There is also a lack of depth at times as the author did not have access to the great man and was therefore limited to one one-on-one interview, after-match interviews and quotes from other journalists.

Worth reading, but we'll have to wait for the real deal, which will be when Federer either puts pen to paper himself, or when the authorised biography appears. Even being a tennis prodigy, Roger sort of struggled at the beginning of his tennis career. Loved the way he fought his way back and nears took 5 years into his Pro career to really become a good player.

From there on, he never looked back. Also, loved the way how much federer improved on his emotional side. From frequent outbursts to racquet to his serene self he is today. Highly recommended. It's a great book to read to know the life of one of the greatest legends in tennis. Federer started his season by winning his second Hopman Cup title, this time partnering with Belinda Bencic , after having won previously in with Martina Hingis.

It was Federer's sixth title at the Australian Open , equaling the then record held by Roy Emerson and Novak Djokovic, which was surpassed by Djokovic in He also became the first man to win twenty Grand Slam titles. It was also the first time since the US Open that Federer successfully defended a major title. He also broke the ATP record for the longest span between two successive reigns at No.

After a second-round exit to Thanasi Kokkinakis in Miami , Federer announced that he would miss the clay court season, including the French Open, for the second consecutive season, thus allowing Nadal to regain his No. In June, Federer regained the No. Federer next played in Cincinnati , where he lost in the final to Novak Djokovic, who won a record Career Golden Masters.

At the US Open , Federer was upset by John Millman in the 4th round, citing extreme conditions of heat and humidity that took a toll on his body. At the Swiss Indoors in October, Federer defended his title with a straight-sets win over Marius Copil in the final, winning his 9th title at the event and his 99th career singles title. Federer opened his campaign by retaining the Hopman Cup alongside Belinda Bencic, becoming the first player to win the mixed-gender event three times.

After the match, Federer announced he would play the clay court season for the first time since In the quarterfinals, he avenged his loss to Wawrinka at the same stage of the tournament 4 years ago, but then lost in the semifinals to defending and time champion Nadal. Federer began his grass court season at the Halle Open where he won his tenth title at the event, defeating David Goffin in the final in straight sets.

This marked the first time Federer had won a singles tournament ten times or more. This was also the first time Federer played Nadal at Wimbledon since the Wimbledon final , and at 37 years, 11 months and 6 days, Federer became the oldest man to reach a major final since Ken Rosewall in the US Open. The match also marked the first time a fifth set tiebreaker was played at 12 games all and was the longest final in Wimbledon history.

Federer next played at the Cincinnati Masters and reached the third round where he lost in straight sets to Andrey Rublev. This was his quickest defeat in 16 years, taking just 62 minutes. Federer began his season at the Australian Open , where he reached the semifinals after saving seven match points in his five-set quarterfinal win over Tennys Sandgren.

This was only the second year in Federer's career since he won his first title that he finished without a title. At Wimbledon , the nearly year-old Federer became the oldest Wimbledon quarterfinalist in the Open Era, breaking the record held by Ken Rosewall , [ ] but he was then upset by 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. This was the first time in 19 years at Wimbledon he had lost in straight sets, and only the second time he had lost a set 6—0 in the 21st century the previous occasion was against Nadal in the French Open final.

He withdrew from the US Open , but he hoped to make a return to the tour in Federer did not play in a singles tournament after Wimbledon , and dropped out of the top 50 on 13 June On 11 July , he became unranked for the first time since his professional debut. Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times, with Nadal winning 24 of their matches and Federer winning Federer performed better than Nadal on grass winning three matches to Nadal's one and on hard courts winning 11 matches to Nadal's nine , while Nadal dominated the matchup on clay winning 14 matches to Federer's two.

They are the only pair of men to have ever finished six consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked No. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. From to , Federer and Nadal played each other in every French Open final and every Wimbledon final. Nadal won six of the nine, losing the first two Wimbledon finals and the second Australian Open final.

Four of these finals were five-set matches and Wimbledon, and Australian Open , with the Wimbledon final being lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts. Federer and Novak Djokovic played one another 50 times, with Djokovic winning 27 matches and Federer winning The Federer—Djokovic rivalry is the second most prolific rivalry in men's major history; Federer and Djokovic played each other 17 times at Grand Slam tournaments, while Djokovic and Nadal have played each other 18 times at Grand Slam tournaments.

Federer ended Djokovic's 28 straight wins in China at the Shanghai Open , and he also ended Djokovic's perfect 41—0 start to the season in the semifinals of the French Open, but Djokovic avenged this loss at the US Open in five sets after saving two match points against Federer for the second straight year. Federer and Andy Murray played each other 25 times, with Federer winning 14 matches and Murray winning Federer leads 12—10 on hard courts and 2—1 on grass; the two never met on clay.

After Federer won the first professional match they played, Murray dominated the first half of the rivalry, leading 8—5 in , while the second half of the rivalry was dominated by Federer, who leads 9—3 from onwards. Their first three major matches were finals, with Federer winning all three of these matches; at the US Open [ ] and the Australian Open, [ ] both of which he won in straight sets, and at the Wimbledon Championships in which Murray took the opening set, but went on to lose in four sets.

Federer and Murray met in the final of the Summer Olympics , in which Murray defeated Federer in straight sets, denying Federer a career Golden Slam. Murray also leads 6—3 in ATP tournaments, 2—0 in finals. They have also met five times at the ATP Finals , with Murray winning in Shanghai in , [ ] and Federer in London in , , , and Federer and Andy Roddick played each other 24 times, and Federer won their head-to-head matchup 21 matches to three.

Roddick lost his No. Federer and Lleyton Hewitt played 27 times, with Federer winning 18 of their matches and Hewitt winning nine. He has held the world No. Federer was ranked among the top eight players in the world continuously for 14 years and two weeks — from 14 October until 31 October , when injuries forced him to skip much of the season.

He has been voted by his peers to receive the tour Sportsmanship Award a record 13 times —09, —17 and voted by tennis fans to receive the ATP Fans' Favorite award for 19 consecutive years — Federer has huge popularity in the world of sport, and is considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time. Between and , many players and analysts considered him to be the greatest player ever.

In , Frank Sedgman ranked Federer number two, behind Jack Kramer , in his greatest male tennis players of all-time list in his autobiography 'Game, Sedge and Match'. He named Federer, Djokovic and Nadal as the three best players in history, but singled out Roger Federer as the greatest. I see tennis differently, I've always said that for me it's not just the number of Grand Slam titles that matters.

One at 21, the other at 22 or I don't just see the Grand Slam winner, I look at the aesthetics, what you give off on the court. I often hear the race to the highest, it is a pointless subject. For me, Roger Federer is irreplaceable, he's the greatest player of all time when I see the aesthetics, the grace he has on the court. Federer helped to lead a revival in tennis known by many as the Golden Age , leading to increased interest in the sport and higher revenues for many tennis venues.

When he won in , the prize had increased to AUD 4 million. Federer's versatility has been described by Jimmy Connors as follows: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist An elite athlete, Federer was an all-court, all-around player known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot-making.

Federer mainly played from the baseline but was also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game. The writer, David Foster Wallace , compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip", [ ] while John McEnroe referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport".

Federer played with a single-handed backhand, which gave him great variety. He employed the slice , occasionally using it to lure his opponent to the net and deliver a passing shot. Federer could also fire topspin winners and possessed a "flick" backhand with which he could generate pace with his wrist; the "flick" backhand was usually used to pass opponents who came to the net.

His serve was difficult to read, as he always used a similar ball toss regardless of what type of serve he was going to hit and where he aimed to hit it. He was often able to produce big serves on key points in a match. Later in his career, Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal and could perform a well-disguised drop shot off both wings.

He sometimes used a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a " tweener " or "hotdog". His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the US Open against Novak Djokovic , bringing him triple match point. After Stefan Edberg joined his coaching team at the start of the season, Federer played a more offensive game, attacking the net more often and improving his volleys.

Federer was noted for his cool demeanor and emotional control on the court. Most of his professional game has been characterized by a lack of outbursts or emotional frustration at errors, giving him an advantage over less controlled opponents. I don't get the anxiety during a match so much anymore. You know, to throw racquets, to toss balls out of the court, scream and stuff.

In its portrait of Roger Federer - the man, the player, the icon - this masterly biography brings the player's story up to date, while also examining his place in tennis and sporting history. Report an issue with this product or seller. Previous slide of product details. Print length. Publication date. September 5, See all details. Next slide of product details.

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