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Roger Federer: A Champions Journey

Although he was battlingcrippling back pain that laid him low in 2014, Federer won his...

Although he was battling
crippling back pain that laid him low in 2014, Federer won his first, and
only, Davis Cup against France, one of the oldest and most
prestigious events in sports

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Although he was battling crippling back pain
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that laid him low in 2014,
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Federer won his first, and only, Davis Cup against France,
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one of the oldest and most prestigious events in sports.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:17
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
sport
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Movie Summary

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.
You feel great emotions, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
You feel great emotions,
You know, we wanted this clearly very badly, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
You know, we wanted this clearly very badly,
You inch yourself closer and closer, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:11
You inch yourself closer and closer,
So it was definitely one of the better feelings - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
So it was definitely one of the better feelings
- [Narrator] By 2016, he was the 17th Grand Slam champion, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:15
- [Narrator] By 2016, he was the 17th Grand Slam champion,
Shortly after losing in the Wimbledon semifinals in July, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
Shortly after losing in the Wimbledon semifinals in July,
But he was never one to back down from challenges. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
But he was never one to back down from challenges.
We saw it with a lot of players that struggle to get there, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:11
We saw it with a lot of players that struggle to get there,
So, yeah, no, this is not something I actually aimed for - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:11
So, yeah, no, this is not something I actually aimed for
I would have regrets if I didn't come here, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
I would have regrets if I didn't come here,
And I'm not there yet, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
And I'm not there yet,
So, it's nerve wracking to some extent, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:07
So, it's nerve wracking to some extent,
You don't want it to be simple and relaxed - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:06
You don't want it to be simple and relaxed
(melancholic piano music) - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:15
(melancholic piano music)
On 17th July, 2017 in London, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:14
On 17th July, 2017 in London,
- You know, I am turning 36 in a month, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
- You know, I am turning 36 in a month,
And you know, the not playing bit is very tricky too, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:09
And you know, the not playing bit is very tricky too,
Well, if he wasn't already, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
Well, if he wasn't already,
And the most amazing thing about this achievement here - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
And the most amazing thing about this achievement here
[Narrator] Federer also became - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:18
[Narrator] Federer also became