Saturday 07.11.2009

Roger Federer

 

Is he the greatest of all time? What are the secrets of his success? What does the Roger Federer fragrance smell like? These and other critical questions are all answered in swissinfo's Roger Federer special.

This unique multimedia dossier is packed with all the latest news, exciting galleries and videos, unusual facts and exclusive interviews. Even if your tennis doesn't improve, at least you'll know who described Federer as "a symphony in tennis whites"...

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Roger Federer in 1998, the year he turned professional and could afford clothes

From teenage tantrums to sublime success

In 1997 Roger Federer was a talented but combustible 16-year-old. Six years later he fell to his knees on Wimbledon's Centre Court having achieved a childhood dream. ... »

Trainer Paul Dorochenko remembers Federer, pictured here in 1998, as being hyperactive and a joker on the court

"Working with Federer was not always easy"

On the eve of the US Open, swissinfo.ch talks to Paul Dorochenko, one of Roger Federer's first coaches, about the world number one and his early tumultuous years. ... »

There are few signs of Roger, big or small, in Basel

Federer hometown refuses to take centre court

Why does Switzerland's greatest sports hero take a back seat in his hometown to a converted warehouse and a park? ... »

Game, set and matchless: Federer with silverware from the Australian Open, the Masters Cup and Wimbledon

"Records are made to be broken"

It's taken him six years to get from love to 15, but in surpassing Pete Sampras's record 14 grand slam titles, Roger Federer is now officially the greatest tennis player of all time. ... »

Nose job: Federer shooting an advert for Emmi, Switzerland's largest dairy

Courting a global audience

Roger Federer. What words spring to mind? A marketing expert explains why "pleasant, reliably excellent – very Swiss" is down to a lack of marketing not imagination. ... »

Federer is greeted by residents in Cuddalore, two years after the 2004 tsunami

Solid foundation improves children's lives

The Roger Federer Foundation has been supporting Imbewu, an aid agency for disadvantaged children in South Africa, since May 2004. ... »

Roger Federer receives a hero's welcome from the Basel population in July 2005

The Federer effect, fans and the future

In October 2006 red and white flags and partisan cheers filled St Jakob's arena in Basel as local lad Roger Federer won his first Swiss Indoors title. ... »

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