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At the French Open final in 2006
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Roger Federer: A Champions Journey

At the French Openfinal in 2006, he faced defending championand Spanish sensation, 19 year...

At the French Open
final in 2006, he faced defending champion
and Spanish sensation, 19 year old Rafael Nadal, who would become
his biggest rival

Full Transcript

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At the French Open final in 2006,
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he faced defending champion and Spanish sensation,
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19 year old Rafael Nadal,
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who would become his biggest rival.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:23
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
sport
Production
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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.
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,
(dramatic music) - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:11
(dramatic music)
- [Narrator] 2008 was, by Federer's lofty standards, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
- [Narrator] 2008 was, by Federer's lofty standards,
The world number one lost in the Australian Open semifinal - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:10
The world number one lost in the Australian Open semifinal