Facts about Roger Federer, El reloj suizo

The Swiss professional tennis player with a rich career history full of brilliant honors and awards is the topic of the following article. Being ranked world No. 9 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Federer is an athlete whose career history includes 20 Grand Slam men's singles titles, a joint-record of all time between him, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

Federer has also allocated the world No. 1 in the ATP ranking to himself for 310 weeks, of which 237 were consecutive ones, considered a record. Winning 103 ATP singles titles has made Roger the owner of the second-most-of-all-time record and placed his name behind Jimmy Connors. 

Roger Federer, alongside Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, is one of three tennis players whose domination in men's tennis events has been visible, which has earned these three athletes the title of the Big Three.

One of the three greatest tennis players of all time, Federer is the junior champion of Wimbledon in 1998, who could achieve his first Grand Slam award at the singles title when he was 21 at Wimbledon in 2003. The male tennis star, who could make 18 out of 19 significant singles finals, is the brilliant athlete who recorded five consecutive titles at Wimbledon and the US Open.

Despite displaying all these outstanding playings, Federer has announced his effortlessness as the reason that has earned him much popularity amongst tennis followers. However, the mentioned honors are only a few parts of gained achievements that Federer has recorded in his career history. 

Top Facts about Roger Federer

The successful tennis player has left himself a rich career history by which he has made a lot of followers for himself. Though we presented a short brief about some of the honors he has achieved in his profession, there is still a long way to go. To know about his life off and on the court, stay with us until the end of the article. 

In the following, before going through details regarding the tennis star's personal and professional life, we have presented a list of general 

facts about Roger Federer

. Join us and do not miss any part.

• Full Name:

   Roger Federer

• Date of Birth:

   8 August 1981

• Place of Birth:

   Basel, Switzerland

• Nationality:

   Swiss-South African

• Nickname:

   King Roger, Federer Express, Rog

• Height:

   1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)

• Age:

   40

• Marital Status:

   Married

• Plays:

   Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Now that you got a few about the Swiss tennis star, it is time to start reading top facts about Roger Federer.

Roger Federer Early Life

Roger Federer was born to his Swiss father, Rober Federer, from Berneck in Canton of St. Gallen and his Afrikaner mother, Lynette Federer (nee Durand), from Kempton Park, Gauteng, in South Africa on 8 August 1981 in Basel.

Growing up in nearby Brisfelden, Riehen, and then Munchenstein, place so close to French and German borders, Federer can speak various languages fluently, including Swiss German, Standard German, English, and French.

Though the first one is his native language, he is also fluent in two other languages, functional Italian and Swedish. The talented player appeared as a ball boy at Basel (his hometown) tournament, the Swiss Indoor, two times when he was 11 and 12.

As a Swiss man, Federer had to serve in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, following being ruled as an unsuitable person for the services, he was not forced to accomplish his military obligation.

Then he did it in the civil protection force and instead paid %3 of his taxable earnings as an alternative. Spending childhood playing a wide range of sports, such as badminton and basketball, earned Federer the skill of hand-eye full coordination.

Supporting FC Basel and the Swiss national football team were two other items Federer followed seriously during his early life. Based on 

Roger Federer early life

, it is clear that the superstar tennis player has had a strong interest in sports since those days he was a small child. 

Roger Federer Family

Born in a family whose joint interest was tennis and had a great tendency to sports, Federer got the opportunity of growing up alongside tennis, in which he later became a champion. Due to the interest of Roger Federer's family in sports, Rober and Lynette, his parents, drove him to join the sports world since his childhood and played squash, basketball, and soccer, amongst all other ones.

Joining sports early and appearing in various fields finally led Roger to gain sufficient mastery of eye-hand coordination, which later became one of the outstanding features in his playing style. Federer's parents had an efficient role in choosing tennis as his professional field.

Joining Basel's junior tennis program was the first step that Roger began his profession with when he was eight. Due to all these things that Roger's parents have done for him, and now he has earned his current position in the tennis world, Roger has a lot of respect for them. He has admitted that what he knows as his most valuable things is his parents, not appearing and winning any competitions.

Since Roger experienced his successful sports life with his parents' supports from a young age, he wants to repeat the cycle alongside his wife. Through several interviews, Federer has mentioned memory from the days he was developing his tennis, which his father was beside him with a lot of love.

He recalls one day that through an event, he had caused his father to get that Roger is not serious in following his goal in tennis and left there. It was like a flip for him, which caused him to think and got his most significant goal. These are the reasons which have caused him to know himself as a lucky man who has benefited from owning supportive parents. 

Roger was not his parent's only child, and they have another child, born in 1979. He spent his childhood beside his only sister, who is older than him, Diana. Diana is a married registered nurse who works in Switzerland and the mother of a set of twins. 

The place of living of 

Roger Federer family

 gave the chance to their children to learn various languages. Additionally, living in both South Africa and Switzerland had given the Rober and Lynette's children the opportunity of broadening the perspective. 

Roger Federer Wife

The love story of Roger's life started when she met Mirka Vavrince, a former WTA player, within the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. During the competition, both of them had appeared to represent Switzerland.

Two years later, in 2002, suffering from a steady foot injury made 

Roger Federer wife

, Mirka, retire from her profession, tennis. Having found the chemistry between themselves, Roger and Mirka kept dating for more other nine years. Eventually, they married at Wenkenhof Villa in Riehen near Basel on 11 April 2009, at a party with a small group of close friends and family. 

Roger Federer Children

The newlywed couple became the parents of identical twin girls the same year that they had gotten married. Roger Federer's daughters, who are now 12, are Myla Rose and Charlene Federer.

Five years later, in 2014, Mirka gave birth to their twin boys, Lennart and Leo. Federer has described his kids in some interviews, cute and well-educated, which it is clear how much he loves them. Traveling is one of his children's interests.

However, watching their father's competitions make them excited a lot. Federer, who has had a lovely family during his early life, now feels lucky to make another one with his love, Mirka.

He also is so proud of owning a supporting family and be a kind father and a husband while he is a prominent tennis star at the same time. There is another feature about

Roger Federer children

that all of them are home-schooled. 

Roger Federer Legacy

The wide range of honors and achievements and the cultural impact he has earned led us to allocate one separate part to 

Roger Federer legacy

. Owning a large amount of popularity in the sports world, which comes from his achievements, made the Swiss tennis star be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Despite holding the honors of the most notable athlete of his generation and the best male player of the Open Era, Federer did not pay much attention to these claims. Following the states, Federer said that comparing tennis players in different ears is impossible, and what past champions do for the future heroes is paving the way for them. Last year, Federer became the greatest male tennis player of all time based on Tennis Channel ranking. 

Federer's excellent performance has aroused a wide range of admiration, which one of them refers to Serena Williams, the top tennis superstar. She has described Roger as a genius and "greatest." How Roger has reacted to these admirations is notable.

He has said, "I see tennis differently. I have said that tennis is not just the number of Grand Slam titles that matter for me. One at 21, the other at 22 or 23. I do not just see the Grand Slam winner.

I look at the aesthetics, what you give off on the court." He also added that "I often hear the race to the highest. It is a pointless subject. For me, Roger Federer, it is irreplaceable. He is the greatest player of all time when I see the aesthetics, the grace he has on the court." 

Roger Federer Charities

The 40-year-old tennis star participates in not only sports events but also philanthropic affairs. Through this section of the article, 

facts about Roger Federer

 describes them. One of Roger Federer's charities is establishing the "Roger Federer Foundation in 2003, which aims to help disadvantaged children and try to enhance their access to both education and sport.

He also started to support the South Africa-Swiss charity IMBEWU in 2004, which has concentrated on making a better connection between children, sports, social, and health awareness. Roger met the children in 2005 to visit who had benefited from the supports he had done. 

One of his other charities back to the victim of Hurricane Katrina, which Roger tried to help them by auctioning his racquet from the US Open championship. In case of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Roger organized a display with several top tennis players from the ATP and WTA tour. Roger named the exhibition Rally for Relief at the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells.

Later in 2006, Roger went to Tamil Nadu, an area in India, in which the tsunami had caused the most damage. In the same year, UNICEF appointed him a Goodwill Ambassador, and since then, he has participated in the organization's public message for raising public awareness of AIDS. 

To help the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the benevolent athlete organized a show with some outstanding players called "Hit for Haiti" in the 2010 Australian Open. Through appearing in another charity exhibition, Roger raised $1 million with the 2010 Indian Wells Masters. 

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, two known athletes, appeared in a match, "Match for Africa" in Zurich and Madrid in 2010. They could raise $4 million for the Roger Federer Foundation and Fundacion Rafal Nadal. 

Participating in Rally for Relief for the victims of the Queensland floods and "Match for Africa 2," which was a competition between him and Stan Wawrinka, are two other charity cases that the astonishing athlete has done. Following doing the latter, Roger could raise £850,000 for education projects in Southern Africa.

Roger Federer Instagram

By looking at 

Roger Federer Instagram

, 

, you see that he has posted various photos about himself on different occasions related to tennis. Many of the people, who follow his playing on the courts, are his followers on the platform.

Owning 8.6m followers can prove how much Roger is well-like in the world. However, based on his excellent playing and also active and efficient role in charity affairs, there is no wonder why people like him. 

Roger Federer Net Worth

Although Roger has dazzled everyone with his exceptional performance, some people are still eager to know other things like his salary than details about his profession. Based on the released amount on authentic websites, 

Roger Federer net worth

 is US$450 million.

By this amount, Roger has allocated fourth place amongst the top 10 richest Olympians of 2021. Roger Federer is the 20-time Grand Slam champion, whose name is one of only two active players who could make US$100 million within a single year from the sponsorships. As Forbes has reported, the other one is a golfer, Tiger Woods. 

Some Interesting Facts about Roger Federer

Through the last part of the article, we have gathered a group of top interesting 

facts about Roger Federer

.

-Some believe that this talent and success in sport is in his genes because his mother had a rich career history during his high school period. At the time, she was a netball player and appeared in track and field. Additionally, hockey was another field, which she followed seriously before his consistent leg injury. 

-Roger Federer has described his feeling about being famous and said it sometimes seems being invited to red carpet events and is so enjoyable. However, he believes that some other times, it looks strange. Additionally, Roger has mentioned that amongst celebrities, some groups love fame while some others hate it. The feeling that he has on fame is somewhere between them. 

-Pete Sampras was one character that was like a hero for Roger that after his growing up, he changed from a hero to a goal for Roger. Winning 14 Grand Slam titles within Sampras's career had motivated Roger to try more to break his record. It had become such a goal for Federer, which finally, after a long time, at Wimbledon in 2009, he could achieve. 

-As Roger has said, Italian food, pasta, chiefly served in Rome, is his favorite type of food. Whether due to his interest in pasta or not, Roger owns a brand deal with Barilla Pasta. Furthermore, the company has created a special pasta noodle for him. 

-As we mentioned earlier, the tennis star is also interested in other sports than tennis. Hiking is one of them which the related pictures on Roger's Instagram account speak for themselves. 

Like all superstars who have too many fans who follow all the info about them, tennis star Roger Federer has many followers, eager to read all related things on and off the court. As you read, we have collected these data in this article under the title Facts about Roger Federer. In the end, we thank you for being with us until the end of the text and welcome any ideas you share via the comment section.

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