Roger Federer reveals unknown struggle story of journey towards tennis mastery: Watch

Roger Federer's absence from tennis circuit this year has been felt strongly by his fans. Swiss maestro has only played one tournament this year - Australian Open - where he lost to eventual champion, vak Djokovic, in straight sets in semifinals. After his exhibition match with Nal in February, Federer skipped rest of season to undergo two knee surgeries. w, almost a year later, Federer has anunced that he will be back in Melbourne Park next year. 

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Roger Federer Grand Slams journey

In a recent interview with BecomingX, Bear Grylls' foundation, Roger Federer talked about his journey to becoming GOAT of tennis. Federer, who was born in Basel, Switzerland, talked about trials and tribulations of his early life. “My first ever match, I lost 6-0, 6-0, I heard some rumours that local federation were like, 'Well maybe he's t that good like we thought he was,'" he said. 

Federer went on to become Swiss Junior Champion at of 12, after which he me decision to move to National Tennis Center in Biel. “It was quite a rough journey,” revealed Federer, “I think those were two most influential years of my life, from 14 to 16. Being away from home, persevering and having that responsibility to figure out things, sort of on my own sometimes.” Federer also talked about impact his coach Peter Carter h on his life. 

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Federer credits everything he is today to his junior-level coach, Peter Carter. “When I was 16, Peter Carter joined NTC and he became my mentor... If I play way I play today, it's probably because of Peter.” In interview, Federer also talked about how Carter's sudden demise in a car accident in 2002 "shocked" him and "rocked [his] world”. This, he says, became his “wake up call". 

"This is when I guess I shifted gears and I was just like let's get serious about tennis, very serious."

w, more than a dece later, Federer has me his coach proud by becoming one of most successful players in sport. He has a record 20 Grand Slam titles and  hope is that he may squeeze in a few more before he brings curtains down on his decorated career. 

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Federer ranking as of vember 2020

In revised rankings released this Monday, Federer slipped for first time this year, from . 4 to . 5. ATP's revised ranking system for COVID era has helped Federer stay within Top 10 despite playing just one tournament this year. Skipping out on ATP Finals may well put Federer down a few ranks as well.

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