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Thirty things about Roger Federer on his 30th birthday
By Chris Chase
Roger Federer turns 30 on Monday. To celebrate the start of his fourth
decade, Busted Racquet list 30 things about the all-time Grand Slam king.
1. Born Aug. 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland.
2. His parents did not give him a middle name.
3. In his early days, Federer was known as a "clown" and a cryer who was "
known to leak tears at the slightest setback" (courtesy "Strokes of Genius"
by Jon Wertheim).
4. He and his wife, Mirka, met at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
5. Mirka played in the women's competition (an accomplished player herself,
Mirka once made the third-round of the U.S. Open) and befriended Roger, who
would go on to the semifinals.
6. Their first kiss was on the night of the Closing Ceremony.
7. He and Mirka have twin, two-year-old daughters, Myla Rose and Charlene
Riva.
8. When he won the Orange Bowl in 1998 over future pro Guillermo Coria, he
looked like this:
9. His first Grand Slam victory came at the 2000 Australian Open against
Michael Chang.
10. Days later during a Davis Cup match, his hair looked like this:
11. Andy Roddick to ESPN The Magazine in 2003: "Roger is the most talented
player in the world," says Roddick. But he has the luxury of being bored
sometimes, and that's why he loses."
12. Following his first Grand Slam win, Sports Illustrated floated the idea
that Federer could one day challenge Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slams.
13. "That was as good as it gets," Andre Agassi said in awe after losing to
Federer in the 2003 ATP finals.
14. Between 2004 and 2006, Federer posted a staggering 247-15 record.
15. Always worth a read, especially on a day like today: David Foster
Wallace's New York Times Magazine piece "Roger Federer as Religious
Experience."
16. A NYT examination of Fed's footwork is also worth another look.
17. In his first 11 Grand Slam finals, Federer sported a 10-1 record.
18. In his next 12 Grand Slam finals his record was 6-6.
19. His easiest Grand Slam final: a 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 victory over Lleyton
Hewitt at the 2004 U.S. Open.
20. Hardest Grand Slam finals win: the 5—7, 7—6, 7—6 3—6, 16—14 epic
against Andy Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon final.
21. Worst loss in a final: 1-6, 3-6, 0-6 to Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in
2008.
22. From 2004-2007 he was undefeated at Wimbledon and the US Open, a
combined 56-0.
23. He's made the quarterfinals in 29 straight Grand Slam dating back to
Wimbledon 2004.
24. One of his more underrated streaks: playing in 47 straight Grand Slams.
25. The singles tournament at the Olympics has not been kind to Roger. In
2000 he lost the bronze-medal match. In 2004 he was ousted in the second
round. In 2008, the quarterfinal.
26. Federer did win a gold medal in doubles in 2008 with countryman Stan
Wawrinka.
27. He has yet to state his plans for beyond next year's London Olympics.
28. Featured in the 2006 and 2010 editions of People's Sexiest Men Alive
issue.
28. During a stretch from 2003-2005, he had 26 wins in a row against top 10
opponents from 2003 to 2005. (via ATP)
29. At a recent press conference, Federer spoke about turning 30:
"Birthdays happen. They're part of life. I'm happy I'm getting older. I'd
rather be 30 than 20, to be honest. To me it's a nice time.
"In the preparation nothing changes. Do you listen to your body more? Yes
you do. Are you more wise? Yes you are. Are you more experienced? Yes. Do
you have 1,000 matches in your body? Yes you do. You just go with what you
have.
"It's not going to affect anything really."
30. Only three men in the past 20 years have won a Grand Slam after turning
30: Andre Agassi, Petr Korda and Pete Sampras. Since 1975, no man has won
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