Federer was born on 8 August 1981 in Basel, Switzerland. A member of the Federer family, his Swiss father, Robert Federer, is from Berneck in the canton of St. Gallen and … 展开

Federer has won the third most Grand Slam tournament titles (20), trailing Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (24). He has been in 31 major … 展开

In popular culture
Federer was nicknamed the "Federer Express" (shortened to "Fed Express" or "FedEx"), and the "Swiss Maestro." He was referred to as "King … 展开

Family and children
Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Miroslava Federer (née Vavrinec), whom he met while they were both … 展开

1990s and 2000s
1995–1998: Junior years
In 1995, at age 13, Federer won the U14 Swiss national junior championship and was subsequently invited … 展开

Federer vs. Nadal
Federer and Rafael Nadal played each other 40 times, with Nadal winning 24 of their matches and Federer … 展开

Playing style
Federer's versatility has been described by Jimmy Connors as follows: "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." 展开