Roger Federer

It was Swiss born Roger Federer, who is the current world number one that took the title of Wimbledon 2009 men’s singles final winner yesterday, after his nail biting five-set battle with American Andy Roddick in a match that seemed like it lasted forever. He finished on 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6 and 16-14 as previously mentioned.

Roger, who was born on 8th August 1981 in Basel, also won a record 15th grand slam title in Sunday’s final, which now makes him one of only six male tennis players that have ever achieved a career grand slam and beating the previous record that was achieved by Pete Sampras.

Federer started playing tennis when he was about six years old, but he also took up the sport of soccer back then. Although when he was 12, he finally decided it was time to focus solely on tennis and started getting professional coaching. In 1998, which was his last year as a junior player, he won the junior Wimbledon title.

Whilst he was competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, he met his wife Miroslava “Mirka” Vavrinec, who is a former Women’s Tennis Association player. But since she retired in 2002 due to a persistent injury, she has been working as Federer’s public relations manager.

The couple then married on the 11th April 2009. Federer has had a fantastic career so far and he has achieved many records throughout the years including the record for being the world number one, for 237 consecutive weeks and he is now considered by many as the greatest player ever.