Roger Federer in 2003 -- > Post 1
Roger Federer won his first slam title in the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, which he won it over Mark Philippoussis, and the score of this final was 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 made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 final in Rome on clay, which he lost. Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour, which he won seven of, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna. Lastly, Federer won the Year-End Championships over Andre Agassi.
Year Summary:
In the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, Federer lost in the fourth round of the Australian Open to David Nalbandian. He then won two hard court tournaments in Marseille and Dubai before being upset in early round matches at the Masters Series tournaments in Indian Wells and Key Biscayne. On clay, Federer won the tournament in Munich, was the runner-up at the Masters Series tournament in Rome, and lost in the third round of the Masters Series tournament in Hamburg. Federer was seeded fifth at the French Open but lost to Luis Horna in the first round. Federer was undefeated on grass in 2003, winning both of the grass court tournaments he played. A victory against Nicolas Kiefer in the final of the tournament in Halle was followed by his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon. He defeated Andy Roddick in the semi-finals and Mark Philippoussis in the final and lost only one set during the tournament, to Mardy Fish in the third round.
During the North American summer hard court season however, Federer lost to Roddick in the semi-finals of the Masters Series tournament in Montreal and to David Nalbandian in the second round of the Masters Series tournament in Cincinnati and the US Open. During the autumn, Federer played four consecutive indoor tournaments in Europe. He won the tournament in Vienna but failed to reach the finals of the tournament in his home tournament of Basel and the Masters Series tournaments in Madrid and Paris. To end the year, Federer won his first ever Tennis Masters Cup title in Houston. As the third-seeded player, he defeated Andre Agassi, Nalbandian, and Ferrero during the round robin competition before beating World No. 1 Andy Roddick in the semi-finals and Andre Agassi in the final. Federer challenged for the top ranking during 2003, finishing the year at World No. 2, just behind Roddick and just ahead of Juan Carlos Ferrero.
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ATP - MASTERS SERIES HAMBURG - 2004
10.05.2004 - 17.05.2004
ATP - MASTERS SERIES HAMBURG
Hamburg, Germany | ATP Masters Series | clay [o]
R64 Gaston Gaudio ARG 29 6-1 5-7 6-4
R32 Nicolas Lapentti ECU 88 6-3 6-3
R16 Fernando Gonzalez CHI 17 7-5 6-1
QF Carlos Moya ESP 2 6-4 6-3
SF Lleyton Hewitt AUS 9 6-0 6-4
W Guillermo Coria ARG 4 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...cfm?uYear=2004
ATP - GERRY WEBER OPEN - 2004 Title Pic
07.06.2004 - 14.06.2004
ATP - GERRY WEBER OPEN
Halle, Germany | International Series | grass [o]
R32 Thomas Johansson SWE 87 6-3 6-2
R16 Mikhail Youzhny RUS 27 6-2 6-1
QF Arnaud Clement FRA 87 6-3 7-5
SF Jiri Novak CZE 44 6-3 6-4
W Mardy Fish USA 53 6-0 6-3
Doubles with: Yves Allegro (SUI)
R16 Leander Paes
David Rikl IND
CZE
7-6(5) 3-6 5-7
http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...cfm?uYear=2004
Federer nominated for Laureus Awards
Federer nominated for Laureus awards 2010
Roger Federer has been nominated for the 5th time for Laureus World Sports Awards. He will face stiff competition frm last year's winner Usain Bolt along with Barcelona's footballer Lionel Messi, long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele, Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and Italy's seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi.
The winners will be named on March 10 at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
Indian Wells - Master's 1000 - 2010.
Federer's matches in Indian Wells 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q32PS3xkb4w
2010 Indian Wells - Round 2: Federer vs Hanescu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq7Wf...eature=channel
2010 Indian Wells - Round 3: Baghdatis vs Federer [HD] (part 1/2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmtCr...eature=channel
2010 Indian Wells - Round 3: Baghdatis vs Federer [HD] (part 2/2)
Federer - An Amazing Career (2008) Series