Spl. Photos of Roger Federer's Life

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2010: Federer is in attempt to win his 16th grand slam at the Australian Open. He is through to his fifth Australian Open final after defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in a near-flawless display by the Swiss star. This also marked the 23rd consecutive time that Federer has played in a semi-final of a grand slam tournament, and the seventh consecutive year Federer has made at least the semifinals at the Australian Open, breaking the previous record by Ivan Lendl.
In this photo Federer celebrates after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France to win the Men's singles semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, January 29, 2010.(Photo: AP)(Wikipedia)

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Federer vs. Nadal: Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004 and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers. Nadal leads their head-to-head 13–7. Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 16 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record 7 Grand Slam finals. From 2006 to 2008 they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and then they met in the 2009 Australian Open final. Nadal won five of the seven, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts. They have also played in a record 8 Masters Series finals, including their lone five hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tiebreak.

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Federer vs. Hewitt: Lleyton Hewitt holds the longest rivalry with Federer of any active player on the ATP Tour, which began with the semi-finals of the World Youth Cup in 1996. Hewitt is also one of few active players who had a winning record against Federer during the beginning of his career, including Hewitt's five-set victory over the Swiss in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinals. In 2004, Hewitt became the first man in history to lose in each Grand Slam singles tournament to the eventual champion; three of the losses were at the hands of Federer. They met for the 24th time in the fourth round of the 2010 Australian Open, in which Federer prevailed 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. To date, Federer has compiled a 17–7 record against the Australian, and as of 2009, Federer and Hewitt are the only fathers ranked inside the top 40 of the ATP World Tour.
In this photo, Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, right, and Federer react during an exhibition tennis match in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday January 17, 2010.

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Federer vs. Roddick: Federer and Roddick have a long, though lopsided, rivalry. They have met 21 times during their careers, with Federer leading their overall head-to-head series 19–2. Roddick is Federer's most frequent opponent on tour. Roddick has lost four Grand Slam finals, each time to Federer: Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and one US Open in 2006. On February 2, 2004, Federer supplanted Roddick as World No. 1 to begin his record reign of 237 consecutive weeks at number 1. Federer and Roddick are the only players to have finished each tennis season in the ATP top 10 every year from 2002 to 2009. (Wikipedia)

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Playing style: Federer's versatility was epitomised by Jimmy Connors' statement: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist...or you're Roger Federer." Federer is an all-court player known for his fluent style of play and shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net being one of the best volleyers in the game today. David Foster Wallace described Federer's exceptional speed, fluidity and brute force of this forehand motion as "a great liquid whip", while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport". (Wikipedia)