Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981, Basel) is a Swiss tennis professional who is currently ranked number two in the world. He was the world number one from February 2, 2004 until August 18, 2008, when Rafael Nadal became number one. Federer holds the record for the most... consecutive number of weeks at the top spot. Many experts believe that Federer is the greatest tennis player of all time. He has won fourteen Grand Slam singles titles: three at the Australian Open (2004, 2006 and 2007), five at Wimbledon (2003 to 2007) and five at the U.S. Open (2004 to 2008). In 2007, he equalled the record for the most wins in a row at Wimbledon set by Bjorn Borg. He won the French Open this year and reached the final in 2006, 2007, and 2008. Federer's first language is Swiss-German and he speaks English, German and French fluently. He also speaks some Swedish and Italian. His girlfriend is Mirka Vavrinec and they are expecting their first child together.
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