Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks[2] and 285 total weeks, one week behind record holder Pete Sampras. As of 18 October 2010, he is ranked World No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP). Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time
- Federer was born in Bottmingen Switzerland
- Federer speaks Swiss German,French,German and English fluently
- Federer"s Mother is from South Africa her name is Mrs Lynette Federer
- Federer"s Father is from Swizterland his name is Robert
- Roger is married to Mirka Vavrinec a former WTA player
- Roger is the father of twins Charlene Riva and Myla Rose
- Federer owns the Roger Federer foundation which supports charities
- Federer is only the 6th man in history to win all 4 grandslams
- check out the records slideshow and an article on it by JA Allen on Bleacher Report
- Sachin Tendulkar"s favourite tennis player is Roger Federer
