Roger Federer – Wimbledon Men’s Tennis Player

Roger Federer has single-handedly dominated the men’s singles competition at the All England Club for the past five years, and all indications are that he will go on to better Bjorn Borg’s five consecutive Wimbledon wins.

Viewed by many as the best tennis player of all time, Federer has shown his commitment to Wimbledon not only by his breathtaking on-court displays, but his adherence to the grace and traditions of the 131-year-old tournament.

The only other player to have outdone the Swiss maestro’s All England performance is legend Pete Sampras. The American, dubbed ”Pistol Pete” holds the record for the most men’s singles wins in the open era, with seven titles. Only William Renshaw in the 1800s has achieved this incredible feat.

Federer is currently in scintillating form. At time of writing he has been the number one for 197 consecutive weeks, an all-time record. He claimed three of the Grand Slam titles yet again in 2007, only the French Open still eludes him. He was victorious on all four court surfaces for the first time in 2007, and although he did not manage to bag the Madrid and Paris Masters, he was successful in Hamburg and Cincinnati, beating arch rival Rafael Nadal and James Blake respectively.

To date the champion has won 12 Grand Slam titles, three Tennis Masters Cups, 14 ATP Masters Series titles and 23 ATP Tour events; an incredible 52 wins in total.

Roger Federer, Wimbledon men’s tennis player, has shown his class and versatility by winning regularly on all court surfaces. Herewith his current record by surface:

• Hard court – 34
• Grass- 9
• Clay – 6
• Carpet – 3

There are only a handful of players who are able to subdue the Swiss giant. Rafael Nadal is probably the closest to him in skill and talent. His preferred surface is, however, clay and he has consistently beaten Federer on clay. He is single-handedly responsible for Federer not achieving a career Grand Slam by beating the world no.1 in the final of the French Open in the past three years.

On grass, Federer’s favourite surface, the tables are turned and it is Federer who normally walks away victorious. He has also had the better of the young Spaniard on both hard-court and carpet.

Argentine, David Nalbandian has also proved to be a thorn in the champion’s side. He has recently surprised the tennis world by beating both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Paris and Madrid Masters – not an easy feat by any means. Nalbandian now boasts a head-to-head record of 8-8 against the world no.1.

When all is said and done, it remains highly unlikely that the Swiss star will allow anybody else a sniff at the men’s singles title. He stands to set another all-time record should he lift the title a 6^th consecutive time, and then he is literally within “spitting” distance of bettering the record seven wins of one of the all-time greats of the game, Pete Sampras.