In 2001, Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon at age 19, becoming a contender for the most successful titles in years to come. The Swiss lost momentum at the Grand Slam over the next two seasons and took no further action in the next two years.
After a tough loss at the All England Club to Mario Ancic in the first round in 2002, Federer came back stronger to reach his first major semi-final a year later. In the fourth round, the Swiss overcame his back problems against Feliciano López and won in straight sets to advance to the final eight.
In the quarterfinals, Roger beat Sjeng Schalken in straight sets to advance to his first semi-final at this level, facing Andy Roddick for the title. In one of his best performances before his dominant years, Roger took a 7-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory in one hour and 43 minutes, setting up a tennis glory victory.
Andy did his best in the first set, but that wasn’t enough to take him, adding a terrible 6-5 forehand error in the tie-break that would have sent him to the front.
Instead, Federer grabbed the breaker’s last three points to gain massive momentum, turning down two break opportunities early in the second set and never looking back.
He scored three breaks to control the score, scoring 74 winning strokes and 35 unforced errors to put Roddick far behind and claim another notable victory at Wimbledon after the famous against Pete Sampras two years ago.
Carole Bouchard re Roger Federer
Bouchard believes Federer will try to play another Wimbledon Renowned journalist Carole Bouchard, who took part in the conversation with Marion Bartoli and Simon Cambers, believing Roger Federer won’t let his last career match be the unbalanced loss to Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon.
“You are Roger Federer, you don’t end your career with a loss at Wimbledon,” Bouchard said. “I think he’s going to try to play another Wimbledon, but that means he has to play in Australia, he has to try to play on clay, he has to get in shape.
So I think he’ll try. He is 40 years old and we always ask him to play one more Wimbledon, ”she added. “He’s one of the greatest champions of all sports. Roger Federer will try; I think we’ll see him in London next year. I just hope his knee will hold. ”
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