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Roger Federer

Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland) is a professional tennis player.

Federer joined the ATP professional tour at the age of 17. In 2001, he was able to advance to the quarterfinals, both at the French Open and Wimbledon.

In 2003, he has won four Davis Cup games for Switzerland, without losing one. In addition, he won the Open 13[?], BMW Open, Dubai Open[?] and Gerry Webber[?] Open before participatng at Wimbledon.

On July 6, he made history by becoming the first Swiss male to win the Wimbledon championship, defeating Australia's Mark Philippoussis, by a score of 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).

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