Ebook: Roger Federer. The Greatest

London: John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2011. — 180 p. — ISBN: 978 1 84358 389 9Who is the greatest? It’s a question asked by children in the school playground, by people
discussing legends over a drink in the bar, by journalists trying to assess the relative merits of a
body of work, and by countless others. They all want to know who the greatest in a certain
discipline is.
The question is asked slightly differently in this book. Since winning the French Open and
Wimbledon in 2009, the tennis world is pretty much united in its recognition of Roger Federer
as the greatest tennis player of all time. But who is he? Where does he come from? How has
his route to greatness shaped him? And what lessons from the Federer legend are there for
others to learn, especially parents who may have equally gifted offspring and aren’t sure
entirely how to help them?
The aim of this book is to give greater understanding of the personality and – with all due
caveats to what he might yet go on to achieve – chart the body of work that has made this
remarkable sportsman and inspirational person the greatest in tennis. If it achieves any of that,
it will have served its purpose.CONTENTS
Title Page
Epigraph
Note
Author’s Introduction
The Youth of a Champion
Transition to he Tour
Grand Slam Champion
Nadal the Nemesis
The Greatest
Bibliography
Plates
About the Author
Copyright