The courting glory

08 August,2013 12:17 AM IST |   |  The Centrestage Team

The handsome tennis player celebrates his birthday today


Here is some trivia about him:

>>u00a0u00a0Roger considers players like Pete Sampras, Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker as his idols. As a kid, he perfected his technique by imitating them.

>>u00a0His father Robert is a Swiss national and his mother Lynette Durand was born in South Africa. This means Roger holds both Swiss and South African citizenship.

>>u00a0In 2003, he established the Roger Federer Foundation, which provides grants for education and sports-related projects.

>>u00a0Known to be unemotional on court, Roger broke down when he recieved the 2006 Australian Open Cup from his idol Rod Laver.

>>u00a0u00a0He is married to ex- tennis pro Miroslava. u00a0

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