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FEDERER AMONG SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S POWER PLAYERS
by ATP Staff  | 12.03.2013

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Roger Federer is No. 3 in Sports Illustrated's list.
Roger Federer is among the Top 10 power players of world sport according to Sports Illustrated, the U.S. magazine.

The Swiss superstar is No. 3 in the list, behind NBA basketball star LeBron James and golfer Tiger Woods. Serena Williams, the WTA World No. 1, is seventh overall.

Sports Illustrated writes, “Never mind that he’s the most decorated men’s tennis player ever, is there a more likeable athlete?

“A 2011 Reputation Institute study listed Federer, 31, as the second-most-respected man in the world – behind only Nelson Mandela.”

Federer will play his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round on Wednesday.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/03/10/Federer-Among-Sports-Illustrated-Power-Players.aspx

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I see no one has posted in this thread in a while.  I'll have to remedy that!

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Nice to see you back on the board.
Hope all is well and the recovery is comlete!

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Nice to see you back on the board.
Hope all is well and the recovery is comlete!

Thanks.  I'm doing well.  Final doctor's 'exam' will be Monday.  Hopefully I'll get a 100% clearance by then!

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Roger's first match on clay for 2013: (his 2 victories came on clay, so Roger needs to be careful)

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So... Caroline's man likes Roger's 'image'....

McIlroy’s idol when he was growing up was Woods. But brand-wise, he aspires to be like another Nike endorser, the tennis superstar Roger Federer, who has become a symbol of grace and good taste. McIlroy said he discussed the business side of sports with Federer over dinner in December while in Brazil to watch his girlfriend, the tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. Before completing the deal with Omega, McIlroy spoke for 45 minutes with Federer, a 17-time major singles champion.

“He’s a role model, someone I can pattern myself after,” McIlroy said.

The full article can be found here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/sports/golf/the-branding-of-rory-mcilroy.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&smid=tw-share

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ATP Madrid 2013 R2 Federer vs Stepanek Sky Sport On Court Interview

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Federer 17 slams championship points


2003 Wimby - Philippoussis return into net
2004 AO - Safin makes an error long
2004 Wimby - ace
2004 USO - FH winner up the line
2005 Wimby - Service winner
2005 USO - Agassi return long
2006 AO - Baghdatis error into the net
2006 Wimby - Nadal error wide
2006 USO - Smash winner
2007 AO - BH winner DTL
2007 Wimby - Smash winner
2007 USO - Djokovic error into net
2008 USO - Murray error into net
2009 FO - Soderling return into net
2009 Wimby - Roddick error long
2010 AO - Murray error into net
2012 Wimby - Murray error wide

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Roger's first match on clay for 2013: (his 2 victories came on clay, so Roger needs to be careful)

Make that 12-2. Steps has just been turkey-ized.

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Federer 17 slams championship points


2003 Wimby - Philippoussis return into net
2004 AO - Safin makes an error long
2004 Wimby - ace
2004 USO - FH winner up the line
2005 Wimby - Service winner
2005 USO - Agassi return long
2006 AO - Baghdatis error into the net
2006 Wimby - Nadal error wide
2006 USO - Smash winner
2007 AO - BH winner DTL
2007 Wimby - Smash winner
2007 USO - Djokovic error into net
2008 USO - Murray error into net
2009 FO - Soderling return into net
2009 Wimby - Roddick error long
2010 AO - Murray error into net
2012 Wimby - Murray error wide

ha that's interesting 

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Federer 17 slams championship points


2003 Wimby - Philippoussis return into net
2004 AO - Safin makes an error long
2004 Wimby - ace
2004 USO - FH winner up the line
2005 Wimby - Service winner
2005 USO - Agassi return long
2006 AO - Baghdatis error into the net
2006 Wimby - Nadal error wide
2006 USO - Smash winner
2007 AO - BH winner DTL
2007 Wimby - Smash winner
2007 USO - Djokovic error into net
2008 USO - Murray error into net
2009 FO - Soderling return into net
2009 Wimby - Roddick error long
2010 AO - Murray error into net
2012 Wimby - Murray error wide

ha that's interesting 

And your point is....?????

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I am here too.
 
 
 

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Federer 17 slams championship points


2003 Wimby - Philippoussis return into net
2004 AO - Safin makes an error long
2004 Wimby - ace
2004 USO - FH winner up the line
2005 Wimby - Service winner
2005 USO - Agassi return long
2006 AO - Baghdatis error into the net
2006 Wimby - Nadal error wide
2006 USO - Smash winner
2007 AO - BH winner DTL
2007 Wimby - Smash winner
2007 USO - Djokovic error into net
2008 USO - Murray error into net
2009 FO - Soderling return into net
2009 Wimby - Roddick error long
2010 AO - Murray error into net
2012 Wimby - Murray error wide

ha that's interesting 

And your point is....?????

just jealous of Roger's calmness on championship points that's all 

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Oh...ok...

Roger looked great today, but he wasn't really playing a top player either.  I hope his form continues in this tournament.  He needs to gain some momentum going into the French!!!!!

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It's nice to look good against the world #293, it would be even better if he manages to look good today, against a much better player than Starace, who is a bad matchup to boot. Here's hoping!