Heading to Indian Wells with most victories on the Tour in 2003, Roger Federer could not find his best tennis at the "Sunshine double." The Swiss lost before the semi-final at the season's opening Masters 1000 events and took some rest after two Davis Cup wins over France.

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When young Roger Federer was not even considering becoming world No. 1

Roger Federer made a name for himself after reaching the quarter-final at Wimbledon in 2001, dethroning the seven-time champion Pete Sampras in thrilling five sets before losing to Tim Henman. A year later, Federer would lose in the opening round at the All England Club to a young gun Mario Ancic in straight sets, suffering one of the worst losses of his young career after being among the pre-tournament favorites.

Roger Federer recalls: 'The court was slow, I could not play aggressive tennis'

In the ultimate clash of titans, Roger Federer had everything in his hands against Novak Djokovic in the 2019 Wimbledon final, his last Major title clash. The Swiss won 14 points more than the Serb, scored four breaks more than Novak, had 40 winners more and two match points and two break points at 11-11 in the decider up for grabs, squandering all that and allowing Djokovic to prevail in the longest Wimbledon final ever.

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'Roger Federer was extremely upset after losing to Novak Djokovic,' says former coach

Right now the whole tennis world is concentrated in Australia where the Australian Open 2022 is taking place, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. In addition to the case of Novak Djokovic who made a lot of noise and which led to the farewell of the number one seed, excluded after receiving the refusal of the visa by the Australian government, another great absentee is the Swiss champion Roger Federer.

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'If Roger Federer were still playing today in a fit condition...', says former ace

Right now the whole tennis world is focused on Australia where the Australian Open 2022 is being played, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. In addition to the Novak Djokovic case that made a lot of noise and led to the dismissal of the number one seed, excluded after receiving a visa denial from the Australian government, another great absentee is the Swiss champion Roger Federer.

'Roger Federer is the guy who showed the world how...', says former star

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley absolutely enjoyed every second of the 2017 Australian Open final between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal and Federer, considered by many as the greatest rivalry in tennis history, clashed in what turned out to be a memorable final. In the 2017 Australian Open final, Federer edged out Nadal 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 to win his first Grand Slam since 2012 Wimbledon.

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Craig Tiley recalls epic 2017 AO final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal

Appearing in the latest edition of the Match Point Canada podcast, Belinda Bencic spoke at length about her illustrious countryman Roger Federer. She said: "Roger Federer has been given up several times in the last few years, but he's always come back in style. We are talking about one of the best athletes of any era.""I really hope that he will be healthy again and that he will give himself other joys before the retreat.

Bencic: "They said Roger Federer had finished too many times"

Former World No. 4 Nikolay Davydenko called Roger Federer the best tennis player of his generation. Davydenko, 40, is from the same generation as Federer, 40. The difference is that Davydenko retired in 2014, while Federer is still active and trying to come back. "For me, the best tennis player of my generation is Roger Federer," Davydenko said during his appearance on The Functional Tennis Podcast, quoted in Sportskeeda.

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