Career Grandslam Champion Roger Federer

2009 Schedule..
2009 Schedule for Roger...
http://www.rogerfederer.com/en/roger...dule/index.cfm
01.01.09 Capitala World Tennis Championship Other Abu Dhabi (UAE) hard [o]
05.01.09 Qatar ExxonMobil Open 250 Doha (QAT) hard [o]
14.01.09 AAMI Classic Other Kooyong (AUS) hard [o]
19.01.09 Australian Open GS Melbourne (AUS) hard [o]
23.02.09 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 500 Dubai (UAE) hard [o]
06.03.09 Davis Cup, World Group First Round DC n/a (USA) hard [o]
09.03.09 Indian Wells 1000 Indian Wells (USA) hard [o]
23.03.09 Sony Ericsson Open 1000 Miami (USA) hard [o]
27.04.09 Internazionali BNL d'Italia 1000 Rome (ITA) clay [o]
11.05.09 Mutua Madrileña Masters 1000 Madrid (ESP) clay [o]
24.05.09 Roland Garros GS Paris (FRA) clay [o]
08.06.09 Gerry Weber Open 250 Halle (GER) grass [o]
22.06.09 Wimbledon GS Wimbledon (GBR) grass [o]
10.08.09 Rogers Cup 1000 Montreal (CAN) hard [o]
17.08.09 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 1000 Cincinnati (USA) hard [o]
31.08.09 US Open GS New York (USA) hard [o]
05.10.09 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships 500 Tokyo (JPN) hard [o]
12.10.09 Shanghai 1000 Shanghai (CHN) hard
02.11.09 Davidoff Swiss Indoors 500 Basel (SUI) hard
09.11.09 BNP Paribas Masters 1000 Paris (FRA) hard
23.11.09 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals WTF London (GBR) hard

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Pete Sampras has backed Roger Federer to break his record number of grand slam wins and has questioned Rafael Nadal's future at the top level in the process.
Federer is just one major short of equalling Sampras' record of 14, but endured a disappointing 2008 by his exceptional standards adding only the US Open to his tally.
Nadal captured the 27-year-old's Wimbledon crown and his world number one ranking simultaneously meanwhile, but Sampras has no doubt the Swiss will come back even stronger in 2009.
"There's a lot left in him," Sampras said. "I think he'd like to get back to number one and he's looking forward to breaking my record soon. He'll probably break it over the next couple of years.
"He's a credit to the game, he's a friend and there's nothing I can do about it apart from sit back and watch him do it and respect it."
Doubt
Five years Federer's junior and already with five grand slam titles to his name, Nadal also looks on course to push the American great's record close but Sampras has raised doubts over the Spaniard's sustainability.
"It will be interesting to see what happens with Nadal next year," added the
37-year-old.
"The amount of work he has to do to stay on top and stay healthy - I think
that's where Roger has a bit of an advantage because it takes a lot less
energy for Roger to stay on top than Nadal.
"Rafa's strung so tight and the guy is an absolute animal. He puts so much effort into each point that eventually something will break.
"There's a certain grind that he goes through, unlike Roger who is a lot more
fluid and wins matches a lot easier.
"But when you're the best player in the world and people are gunning for you
year after year, that's when it takes its toll and it'll be interesting to see
how he handles that."
The US legend, who retired from professional tennis at the age of 31, is currently competing in London at the BlackRock Masters.

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TENNIS great Pete Sampras has predicted a short-lived reign at the top for Rafael Nadal as his chief rival Roger Federer vowed yesterday to regain the Australian Open crown next month.

Federer, who ceded his position at the top of the rankings to Nadal after falling to the Spaniard in the French Open and Wimbledon finals last year, will equal Sampras's record of 14 grand slam titles if successful at Melbourne Park.

The 27-year-old, who has claimed three Australian Opens but fell to reigning champion Novak Djokovic this year when ill with glandular fever, said reclaiming the title was a major goal for 2009.

"The Australian Open 2009 takes on a major significance for me, even more so after my illness last year," Federer said.

"There is no better way to start the year than with a win in the men's final on Rod Laver Arena. I am very comfortable there and have had some of my best tennis memories in that building."

Djokovic's defeat of Federer in the semi-finals in Melbourne started a mini-slide for the Swiss star, who could drop to third in the rankings by the Australian Open depending on how he fares in the season-starting Qatar Open, beginning on January 5.

While Federer salvaged his year by winning the US Open in dominant fashion over Scotland's Andy Murray, he failed in all four meetings with Nadal and lost 15 matches during 2008 as he struggled with illness and injury.

Despite the slip, Sampras believes Federer will claim his grand slam record and set a target Nadal, who is five years younger at 22, will be unable to reach.

The American, who won his last grand slam title in New York in 2002, believes Nadal's physical style could force the Spaniard into a premature retirement.

"The amount of work he has to do to stay on top and stay healthy, I think that's where Roger has a bit of an advantage because it takes a lot less energy for Roger to stay on top than Nadal," Sampras said.

"Rafa puts so much effort into each point that eventually something will break. There's a certain grind that he goes through, unlike Roger, who is a lot more fluid and wins matches a lot easier."

Sampras, who has returned to the seniors tour on a part-time basis and will play John McEnroe in London in the BlackRock Masters at Albert Hall this week, has no doubt Federer will also claim his record for the most wins at Wimbledon.

Federer, who lost this year's Wimbledon final to Nadal in a five-set thriller, trails Sampras's record of seven wins in the All England Championship by two.

"There's a lot left in Roger. He can win as many Wimbledons as he wants, he's got the game," Sampras said. "I think he'd like to get back to number one and he's looking forward to breaking my record soon."

While Federer and Nadal's pre-Australian Open programs are finalised, rising French star Gael Monfils' plans are still in the air.

While Monfils is committed to the maiden World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide a week before the Open, his name was missing when entries closed for the inaugural Brisbane International, beginning on January 5, despite a verbal confirmation.

It is believed a change in his management resulted in a failure to lodge the entry, which means the world No14 will require a wild-card if he decides to play.

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Tennis star Roger Federer cuts back clay court schedule for 2009

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BASEL, Switzerland — Roger Federer will play only two clay-court tournaments in 2009 before the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he has never won.

Federer will head to Paris on May 24 after playing Masters series events on his least favourite surface in Rome and Madrid, according to a schedule published on his official website.

Federer played four clay-court events this year ahead of the French Open: Estoril, Portugal; Monte Carlo; Rome; and Hamburg, Germany. He lost to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final.

"I am really pleased with the season the way we have planned it and I am looking forward to an exciting year," Federer said.

The Swiss star had a tough 2008 season marred by illness and a back injury. He surrendered his Wimbledon title and No. 1 ranking to Nadal, but won the U.S. Open for his 13th Grand Slam title.

Federer's agent, Tony Godsick, told The Associated Press in October that the Swiss star would play a 2009 schedule "that works for him physically."

"He is not going to overplay next year," Godsick said. "He is just going to try to make sure that he peaks for the tournaments that mean the most to him."

Federer has won five U.S. Opens, five Wimbledons and three Australian Opens but never captured the French, where he has lost to Nadal in the final three straight years.

Federer will start the year on hard courts at an invitation tournament in Abu Dhabi then play events at Doha, Qatar, and Kooyong, Australia, before the Australian Open starts Jan. 19 in Melbourne.

His grass-court schedule is unchanged with a single warmup for Wimbledon, at Halle, Germany.

Federer will defend his U.S. Open title from Aug. 31 after playing Masters events on hard courts at Montreal and Cincinnati.

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OFF COURT - MY 2009 SCHEDULE

Dear Fans

It is my pleasure to inform you that my schedule for 2009 has been finalised and I am glad to share it with you. You can find it under 'schedule' or just follow the link below. I am really pleased with the season the way we have planned it and I am looking forward to an exciting year!

I am still enjoying a few more days on holiday. It is such a treat to just enjoy the sun and the sea together with Mirka. After that we'll start the preparations for 2009 with a training camp in Dubai. That is always very intense, but it's a vital part to a successful start of the new year - which begins very soon!

Kind regards
Roger

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ROGER'S TOUR SCHEDULE 2009


01.01.09
Capitala World Tennis Championship
Other Abu Dhabi (UAE) hard [o]
05.01.09
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
250 Doha (QAT) hard [o]
14.01.09
AAMI Classic
Other Kooyong (AUS) hard [o]
19.01.09
Australian Open
GS Melbourne (AUS) hard [o]
23.02.09
Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
500 Dubai (UAE) hard [o]
06.03.09
Davis Cup, World Group First Round
DC n/a (USA) hard [o]
09.03.09
Indian Wells
1000 Indian Wells (USA) hard [o]
23.03.09
Sony Ericsson Open
1000 Miami (USA) hard [o]
27.04.09
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
1000 Rome (ITA) clay [o]
11.05.09
Mutua Madrileña Masters
1000 Madrid (ESP) clay [o]
24.05.09
Roland Garros
GS Paris (FRA) clay [o]
08.06.09
Gerry Weber Open
250 Halle (GER) grass [o]
22.06.09
Wimbledon
GS Wimbledon (GBR) grass [o]
10.08.09
Rogers Cup
1000 Montreal (CAN) hard [o]
17.08.09
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
1000 Cincinnati (USA) hard [o]
31.08.09
US Open
GS New York (USA) hard [o]
05.10.09
AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
500 Tokyo (JPN) hard [o]
12.10.09
Shanghai
1000 Shanghai (CHN) hard [i]
02.11.09
Davidoff Swiss Indoors
500 Basel (SUI) hard [i]
09.11.09
BNP Paribas Masters
1000 Paris (FRA) hard [i]
23.11.09
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
WTF London (GBR) hard [i]


IS International Series ISG International Series Gold
MS ATP Masters Series GS Grand Slam
DC Davis Cup MC Masters Cup
Other Other J Junior
CH Challenger 250 ATP 250 Series
500 ATP 500 Series 1000 ATP 1000 Series
WTF ATP World Tour Finals [i] indoor
[o] outdoor


Please note the new official terms for the ATP tournament categories (ATP 250, 500 and 1000 Series).

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