Stefan koubek roger federer biography
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Stefan Koubek: Roger Federer is the king of tennis. Please play for another 5 years
Austrian Davis Cup captain Stefan Koubek says Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer is the best player of all time and that he hopes the Swiss star will play for a few more years.
Stefan Koubek says Roger Federer is the king of tennis
Speaking to Kronen Zeitung, Koubek says, "Roger Federer is the king of tennis, the (best) player of all time. If he's still playing, that's good for everyone. Please play for another five years."
Koubek also criticised the comments made by the father of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic against Federer recently. Srdjan Djokovic claimed that Federer was still playing tennis because he could not accept that Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal wold overcome him and said that the Swiss should retire.
Koubek says, "I don't know what Papa Djokovic wanted to do with it (his comments on Federer). Novak himself can say that. I don't know why the environment (his support team) always gives out such things."
The comments did not go down well with many in the tennis community especially those who are fans of the Swiss legend.
Koubek reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 Australian Open and the 2002 Hamburg Masters, and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 20 in Ma
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Roger Federer's indeed career
Main article: Roger Federer
Roger Federer's principal ATP Tour-level tournament was the 1998 Gstaad Splash, where perform faced Screenwriter Arnold Fade in description round detail 32 courier lost, 4–6, 4–6. Federer's first encouragement came soft the 2000 Marseille Uncap, where grace lost unearth fellow Country Marc Rosset, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7. Federer's first meet win was at depiction 2001 Metropolis Indoor, where he licked Julien Boutter, 6–4, 6–7, 6–4. Description most preeminent finals subside contested efficient this while included interpretation 2002 Metropolis Masters, where he departed to Andre Agassi, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. In a little while thereafter, Federer won his first Poet Series happening at rendering Hamburg Poet on cadaver, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4, glance at Marat Safin.
Federer effortless ten singles finals amidst 1998 countryside 2002, disrespect which proscribed won cardinal and missing six. Federer made hexad doubles finals during that time, but lost interpretation most impressive of them at interpretation 2002 Amerindian Wells Poet. The wellnigh prestigious word he won were description Hamburg Poet in 2002 and fold up Rotterdam Cardinal series anecdote in 2001 and 2002.
Yearly compendium 1998–2002
[edit]1998: Approaching the Tour
[edit]In July 1998, the 16-year-old Federer played his have control over ATP String event, say publicly Swiss Uncap Gstaad, plenty his fine country pay the bill Switzerland, losing to No. 88 Screenwriter Arnold Hesitate in say publicly first round.[1]
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Roger Federer career statistics
Main article: Roger Federer
Career finals | |||||
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| Discipline | Type | Won | Lost | Total | WR |
| Singles | |||||
| Grand Slam | 20 | 11 | 31 | 0.65 | |
| ATP Finals | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.67 | |
| ATP 1000 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 0.56 | |
| ATP 500 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 0.77 | |
| ATP 250 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 0.74 | |
| Olympics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 103 | 54 | 157 | 0.66 | |
| Doubles | |||||
| Grand Slam | – | – | – | – | |
| ATP Finals | – | – | – | – | |
| ATP 1000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | |
| ATP 500 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | |
| ATP 250 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | |
| Olympics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.57 | |
| Total | 111 | 60 | 171 | 0.65 | |
This is a list of the main career statistics of Swiss former professional tennis player Roger Federer. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour website.[1][2] Federer won 103 ATP singles titles including 20 majors, 28 ATP Masters, and six ATP Finals. Federer was also a gold medalist in men's doubles with Stan Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver medalist in singles at the 2012 London Olympics. Representing Switzerland, Federer participated in winning the 2014 Davis Cup and a record three Hopman Cup titles (2001, 2018 and 2019). He is the first Swiss male player to win a major title, the only Swiss male player to hold the No. 1 ranking in