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Although Federer was the best on grass
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Roger Federer: A Champions Journey

Although Federer wasthe best on grass, it was a different storyacross the English Channel

Although Federer was
the best on grass, it was a different story
across the English Channel

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Although Federer was the best on grass,
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it was a different story across the English Channel.
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8 seconds
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00:22:04
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Apr 20, 2025
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Wimbledon Stadium's Honour Board is full of illustrious names. And in 1998, another emerged. Roger Federer. When he won the Junior Wimbledon title at 17 years old, he never imagined the success that would follow.
He made his debut there in 1999, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
He made his debut there in 1999,
But by now, he had a goal and a target. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
But by now, he had a goal and a target.
At the French Open final in 2006, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:13
At the French Open final in 2006,
Nadal seemed to be fitter, fresher, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
Nadal seemed to be fitter, fresher,
On that day, Nadal won three sets to one, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
On that day, Nadal won three sets to one,
Less than a month later, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
Less than a month later,
If Nadal lost, Federer would become the only third male - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
If Nadal lost, Federer would become the only third male
Federer had lost on clay, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
Federer had lost on clay,
One of the biggest, I think, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:16
One of the biggest, I think,
On clay, there's a lot of sliding, high bounce. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
On clay, there's a lot of sliding, high bounce.
Grass, lower bounce, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
Grass, lower bounce,
It's very hard to break a serve of your opponent - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
It's very hard to break a serve of your opponent
So, it is a very demanding surface, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
So, it is a very demanding surface,
- [Narrator] He won his fourth consecutive - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
- [Narrator] He won his fourth consecutive
The young Spanish star had sparked up the greatest rivalry - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
The young Spanish star had sparked up the greatest rivalry
The following year didn't prove to be - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
The following year didn't prove to be
In 2007, Nadal defeated Federer again - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
In 2007, Nadal defeated Federer again
But the Swiss didn't have long to wait for revenge. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
But the Swiss didn't have long to wait for revenge.
Wimbledon gave him the chance to equal beyond Borg's record, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
Wimbledon gave him the chance to equal beyond Borg's re...
Throughout the years, this cycle of epic battles, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
Throughout the years, this cycle of epic battles,