The Unofficial Roger Federer Blog: July 2009

A LITTLE ABOUT ROGER FEDERER

Born August 8, 1981, Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player, ranked World No. 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks. Federer has won a record breaking fifteen Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, six Wimbledon, five US Open, and one French Open). Federer holds many records in the game, including having appeared in ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and 22 consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon - present). He also holds the open era records for consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). He is one of six male players to have accomplished the career Grand Slam. Federer won the men's doubles gold medal for Switzerland in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, partnering with compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka. He has a storied rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Federer Becomes a Father!!!!

"I have some exciting news to share with you," is how Roger Federer broke the much anticipated news announcing last night that he and wife, Mirka Vavrinac, had become "proud parents of twin girls!" The girls were born in Switzerland on July 23rd and were named Myla Rose and Charlene Riva. Federer seemed very excited about becoming a father saying on his website, "This is the greatest day of our lives. Mirka, Myla and Charlene are all healthy and doing very well." Roger and Mirka met at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and were married in March of this year. They had kept almost all of the details of the pregnancy secret.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

15 For Federer!!!!

Roger Federer ended the debate about his GOAT status on the 5th of July at the 2009 Wimbledon Championship. In an exciting match that lasted over 4 hours and ended with the longest set ever played in the history of tennis, Federer captured his 15th grand slam, breaking Pete Sampras's all time record of 14 slams. This, of course, makes Federer the new holder of the all time grand slam record. Andy Roddick played an exceptional final against Federer pulling out one amazing serve after the next. Federer's ability to keep cool despite not being able to break Roddick is, what I believe, won him the match. The champ seamed at a loss for words saying, "I'm very proud of all the records I've achieved because I never thought I would be that successful as a kid. I would have been happy winning a couple tournaments and maybe collecting Wimbledon. It's quite staggering now..."

This win also brought Federer back to his number one ranking after losing it to Nadal last year. The legends Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, and Rod Laver came out to welcome Federer into their club.

RECENT SCORES:

2009 US OPEN:

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. D. Britton (USA) 6-1, 6-3, 7-5.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. S. Greul (GER) 6-3, 7-5, 7-5.
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. L. Hewitt (AUS) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
R16: R. Federer (SUI) def. T. Robredo (ESP) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
QF: R. Federer (SUI) def. R. Söderling (SWE) 6-0, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6).
SF: R. Federer (SUI) def. N. Djokovic (SRB) 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5.
W: J. del Potro (ARG) def. R. Federer (SUI) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-7, 2-6.

2009 WIMBLEDON:

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. Y. Lu (TPE) 7-5, 6-3, 6-2.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. G. Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. P. Kohlschreiber (GER) 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
R16: R. Federer (SUI) def. R. Söderling (SWE) 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5).
QF: R. Federer (SUI) def. I. Karlovic (CRO) 6-3,7-5, 7-6 (3).
SF: R. Federer (SUI) def. T. Haas (GER) 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3.
W: R. Federer (SUI) def. A. Roddick (USA) 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14.

2009 ROLAND GARROS

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. A. Martin (ESP) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. J. Acasuso (ARG) 7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. P. Mathieu (FRA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.
R16: R. Federer (SUI) def. T. Haas (GER) 6-7 (4), 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2.
QF: R. Federer (SUI) def. G. Monfils (FRA) 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4.
SF: R. Federer (SUI) def. J. del Potro (ARG) 3-6, 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.
W: R. Federer (SUI) def. R. Söderling (SWE) 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

2009 Australian Open

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. A. Seppi (ITA) 6-1, 7-6 (4), 7-5.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. E. Korolev (RUS) 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. M. Safin (RUS) 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
R16: R. Federer (SUI) def. T. Berdych (CZE) 4-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
QF: R. Federer (SUI) def. J. Del Potro (ARG) 6-3, 6-0, 6-0.
SF: R. Federer (SUI) def. A. Roddick (USA) 6-2, 7-5, 7-5.
F: R. Nadal (ESP) def. R. Federer (SUI) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.

2008 U.S Open

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. M. Gonzalez (ARG) 6-3, 6-0, 6-3.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. T. Alves (BRA) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. R. Stepanek (CZE) 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
R16: R. Federer (SUI) def. I. Andreev (RUS) 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
QF: R. Federer (SUI) def. G. Muller (LUX) 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (5).
SF: R. Federer (SUI) def. N. Djokovic (SRB) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.
W: R. Federer (SUI) def. A. Murray (GBR) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.

2008 Beijing Olympics

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. D. Tursunov (RUS) 6-4, 6-2.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. R. Arevalo (ESA) 6-2, 6-4.
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. T. Berdych (CZR) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).
4R: J. Blake (USA) def. R. Federer (SUI) 6-4, 7-6 (7/2).

2008 Wimbledon Results:

1R: R. Federer (SUI) def. D. Hrbaty (SVK) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
2R: R. Federer (SUI) def. R. Soderling (SWE) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
3R: R. Federer (SUI) def. M. Gicquel (FRA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.
R16: R. Federer (SUI) def. L. Hewitt (AUS) 7-6 (7), 6-2, 6-4.
QF: R. Federer (SUI) def. M. Ancic (CRO) 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
SF: R. Federer (SUI) def. M. Safin (RUS) 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
F: R. Nadal (ESP) def. R. Federer (SUI) 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7(8), 9-7

A LITTLE ABOUT ROGER FEDERER

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Federer Becomes a Father!!!!

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15 For Federer!!!!

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