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Roger Federer: A Champions Journey

Federer had lost on clay, but on grass, he was the king

Federer had lost on clay, but on grass, he was the king

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Federer had lost on clay,
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but on grass, he was the king.
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8 seconds
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00:23:09
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Apr 20, 2025
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sport
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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.
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
He then lost in the finals - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
He then lost in the finals
And then, to add insult to injury, - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:15
And then, to add insult to injury,
Federer's dream of a record six - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
Federer's dream of a record six
But, he would learn from his loss. - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:05
But, he would learn from his loss.
- I guess you do have incredible confidence - Roger Federer: A Champions Journey 00:08
- I guess you do have incredible confidence