The Dominance Of Roger Federer

In professional tennis not many can equal the phenom known as Roger Federer. This man has won everything pro tennis has to offer and he continues winning. It seems as if there is no slow down in sight for this man. Everytime he appears at tennis tournaments and picks up tennis rackets, he seems to win. He's won tennis tournaments on every single surface you can dream of, clay, grass, hard courts. Not very much has stood in his way. He is by far one of the most consistent players tennis has ever seen.
Early on in his career Roger Federer had his ups and downs like most players. His beginning tournament as a pro was Gstaad in 1998, when he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the Round of 32, and he was overcome 4-6, 4-6. This set back didn't keep him down for very long though. Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open, which was in 2000, and he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset 6-2, 3-6, 6-7. It took him some time to get in his winning ways, but Federer's beginning win was at the 2000 Milan Indoor tournament, which he beat Julien Boutter by a total score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-4. The most prestigious events finals he was in at this moment in time was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he came up short to Andre Agassi bya score of 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6 on a hard surface. Also, Federer prevailed in his initial Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay in 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 superior to Marat Safin. Federer competed for ten singles finals during this space in his career between 1998 and 2002, which he was successful in four and was defeated six. From 1998 to 2002, Federer made six finals in doubles. Of relevance were the finals at the Indian Wells Masters, which Federer in addition to partner Max Mirnyi lost in 2002, but they did overcome in the 2002 Rotterdam 500 series event. In 2001, Federer would win the exact same contest with Jonas Björkman.
The next couple years is when Roger Federer would finally show his talent and finally start to come into his own. In the 2003 season, Federer won his beginning slam at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, which he downed Mark Philippoussis by a tally of 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-6(3).
Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 Event in Miami with Max Mirnyi, and went to one singles Masters Series 1000 Event in Rome on clay, which he failed. Federer then made it to nine championships on the ATP Tour, which he came out the victor in seven of them, including the 500 series competitions at Dubai and Vienna. Federer ended out the year by winning the Year-End Championships over Andre Agassi. In 2004, Federer would win the Australian Open,Wimbledon, and the US open respectively.
Go forward to the present time and you will see, when Roger Federer picks up tennis rackets, he still wins. In the 2009 season, Roger Federer was victorious in two slams, which were the French Open victory over Robin Soderling in 6-1, 7-6(1), 6-4 and the Wimbledon Championships victory by defeating Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14. Of note, Federer was in two other slam finals in the Australian Open being defeated by Rafael Nadal by scores of 5-7, 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3, 2-6 and the US Open getting defeated by Juan Martin del Potro in 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-7(4), 2-6. Federer would continue on to win two more events in 2009, One would come in the Madrid Masters by defeating Rafael Nadal in the final, which was on clay, by a score of 6-4, 6-4. Of note, Federer also would win in Cincinnati by defeating Novak Djokovic by a score of 6-1, 7-5,unfortunetly Federer would go on to lose to Djokovic in Basel 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 later in the year. During this year, Federer got a career grand slam by achieving his first French Open title, and achieved a record fifteenth slam, which is more than Pete Sampras' number of fourteen for men.
So far in the 2010 season, Roger Federer already has played in two tournaments, with a win coming at the Australian Open. In the final match, Federer defeated Briton Andy Murray by a tally of 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11), whom he also defeated in the 2008 US Open championship.
To conclude, Roger Federer is a terror on the court. And all the points in this article can prove that without a doubt Any future pro male tennis players will have to go through this man if they want to prove themselves and be considered a contender in the game of tennis. Roger Federer is a perfect example of a great champion and a great athlete and will more than likely strive to dominate the sport he loves for a long time to come.

By: ScottX

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