FEDERER - LIGHT OF THE TENNIS WORLD (CELESTIAL CHALLENGE - light)

When you talk about light, something bright comes in mind and it wouldn't be wrong to call Federer the light of the tennis world as he is an amazing skilled player who shines in the tennis sport.

Rodger Federer is a Swiss player with 20 grand slams wins in total and many records that will go down in history.

Federer has won a record eight Wimbledon titles, a record six Australian Open titles, a record five US Open titles and one French Open title. He is among eight men to have captured a career Grand Slam and has reached a record 30 men's singles Grand Slam finals, including ten in a row from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships to the 2007 US Open. Federer has also won a record six ATP World Tour Finals, 27 ATP World Tour Masters 1000, and 19 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments. He is the only male player to win two different Grand Slams at least six times each (6 Australian Opens and 8 Wimbledons) and the only one to win three different Grand Slams at least five times each.

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Given these achievements, many players and analysts consider Federer the greatest tennis player of all time.

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Federer has been named Swiss Sports Personality of the Year seven times. In 2007, he won the ESPY Award for Best International Athlete and he has won the Best Male Tennis Player award seven times. He was named ATP Player of the Year five times, was named ITF World Champion five times, and won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for four consecutive years. He was named four times BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year. In 2017, ESPN ranked him fourth in its most famous athletes list, first among tennis players.

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Federer is considered to be classiest player in tennis. His fluid style play and exceptional ability to play at the baseline as well as at the net makes him one of the finest. His famous backhand smash and skyhooks are the rare elements being effectively played by him. David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport. He possess excellent footwork and works the court.

He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure his opponent to the net and deliver a passing shot. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand with which he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net. His serve is difficult to read because he always uses a similar ball toss, regardless of what type of serve he is going to hit and where he aims to hit it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion.

He is known for his controlled and calm behavior on the court which gives him an advantage over emotional players. Even in the most crucial of times he remains calm and collected whilst some other may get carried away in the heat of the moment.

His age is known as the Golden Age in tennis by many. He developed interest among youngsters and adults for tennis and revenued many venues which led to profit and exploding prize money. Many people including me starting taking interest in tennis and have now become an avid fan.

He is the light for present and future generations to take inspiration and guidance from and play like him. He'll retire from tennis sooner or later but his legacy will remain to shine.

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