Roger Federer
Swiss tennis player
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| June 20 2024 | Documentary film 'Federer: Twelve Final Days' was released on Amazon Prime Video, documenting the last 12 days of his career. |
| June 9 2024 | Received a Doctorate in Humane Letters from Dartmouth after delivering the commencement address to the Class of 2024. |
| 2023 | Roger Federer received the first international Icon Athlete award, recognizing his significant impact and achievements in tennis. |
| 2022 | Roger Federer received the Honorary Swiss Sports award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to tennis and his significant impact on Swiss sports history. |
| 2022 | Underwent third knee procedure, this time on his right knee, further addressing his long-standing joint health challenges. |
| October 31 2022 | A book entitled 'The Roger Federer Effect' was published, compiling over 40 exclusive interviews about his impact. |
| September 2022 | Played his final match in doubles at the Laver Cup, partnering with Rafael Nadal against Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe, losing in three sets. |
| September 15 2022 | Announced his retirement from professional tennis, stating the Laver Cup would be his final ATP event. |
| July 11 2022 | Became unranked for the first time since his professional debut. |
| June 13 2022 | Dropped out of the top 50 tennis rankings. |
| May 2022 | Roger Federer made a surprise visit to the Swiss national football team in Bad Ragaz, meeting every team member and head coach Murat Yakin, and helped unveil Puma's new jersey for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. |
| 2021 | Roger Federer won the ATPTour.com Fans' Favourite Award, recognizing his popularity and continued fan support despite being in the later stages of his professional tennis career. |
| 2021 | Withdrew from the French Open before his fourth-round match due to knee problems, giving a walkover to Matteo Berrettini. |
| August 15 2021 | Announced another knee surgery after an injury during the grass-court season, subsequently withdrawing from the US Open. |
| June 2021 | At Wimbledon, became the oldest Wimbledon quarterfinalist in the Open Era, breaking Ken Rosewall's record, but was then upset by 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets. |
| March 10 2021 | Returned to ATP Tour at the Qatar Open, winning his first ATP match in 14 months against Dan Evans before losing to Nikoloz Basilashvili in the quarterfinals. |
| January 2021 | Withdrew from the Australian Open due to ongoing knee surgery recovery and COVID-19 quarantine measures. |
| 2020 | Roger Federer was named Swiss Sportsman of the last 70 years, recognizing his extraordinary career and impact on Swiss sports history. |
| 2020 | Federer won the ATPTour.com Fans' Favourite Award, demonstrating his continued popularity among tennis fans worldwide. |
| 2020 | Federer received the ITF Champion of Champions award, highlighting his global tennis achievements and international recognition. |
| July 2020 | On released a limited edition lifestyle shoe named 'The Roger' in collaboration with Federer. |
| July 20 2020 | Featured by Swiss National Museum in their 100-part chronicle of Swiss history and culture. |
| June 10 2020 | Announced an additional arthroscopic knee procedure, marking the first year since winning his first title that he did not win a tournament. |
| June 10 2020 | Federer announced an additional arthroscopic knee surgery, marking the second year in his career he finished without a title since winning his first. |
| May 2020 | Swissmint issued a 50-franc gold coin featuring Federer's design. |
| May 2020 | Became the first tennis player to top Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, with $106.3 million in total earnings. |
| February 2020 | Underwent arthroscopic surgery for a right knee injury and withdrew from multiple tournaments including Dubai Championships, Indian Wells, Miami Open, and French Open. |
| January 2020 | Federer reached the semifinals of the Australian Open, saving seven match points in a five-set quarterfinal win over Tennys Sandgren, but ultimately lost to Djokovic in the semifinals while dealing with a groin injury. |
| 2019 | Roger Federer won the ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis Player, recognizing his outstanding performance in tennis for that year. |
| 2019 | GQ magazine named Roger Federer the Most Stylish Man of the Decade, acknowledging his influence beyond tennis. |
| 2019 | Federer was awarded the ATPTour.com Fans' Favourite, highlighting his popularity among tennis fans worldwide. |
| 2019 | Federer received recognition for the Best Grand Slam match of the year, demonstrating his continued excellence in high-profile tennis competitions. |
| 2019 | Became the oldest ATP Masters champion and finalist at 37 years, 7 months, setting a significant age record in professional tennis. |
| 2019 | Became the oldest Miami Open champion at 37 years, 7 months, further demonstrating his longevity in professional tennis. |
| 2019 | In an epic Wimbledon final lasting almost 5 hours, Djokovic defeated Federer, saving two match points in the process. |
| December 2019 | Voted by GQ readers as the Most Stylish Man of the Decade (2010–2019). |
| December 2019 | Became the first living person to be featured on Swiss coins, with his face appearing on the 20-franc coin. |
| November 2019 | Federer became a shareholder in On, a Swiss-based athletic shoe and sports apparel manufacturer. |
| November 2019 | At the ATP Finals, Federer rebounded from an opening match loss to Dominic Thiem, defeating Matteo Berrettini and Djokovic (his first win over Djokovic since 2015) in straight sets to qualify for the semifinals, before losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas. |
| October 2019 | At the Swiss Indoors, Federer played the 1500th match of his career in the first round, beating Peter Gojowczyk. He won the tournament by defeating Alex de Minaur in straight sets, securing a record-extending tenth Swiss Indoors title. |
| July 2019 | At Wimbledon, Federer defeated Nadal in their 40th and final professional meeting to reach his record 12th final. He became the oldest man to reach a major final since Ken Rosewall in the 1974 US Open, ultimately losing to Djokovic in a five-set thriller lasting 4 hours and 57 minutes. |
| June 2019 | At the Halle Open, Federer won his tenth title at the event, defeating David Goffin in the final in straight sets, marking the first time he had won a singles tournament ten times or more. |
| May 2019 | At the Madrid Open, Federer secured his 1200th career win in the third round against Gaël Monfils, later losing in the quarterfinals to Dominic Thiem. |
| February 2019 | At the Dubai Championships, Federer won his 100th career singles title by defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets, becoming only the second man after Jimmy Connors to reach 100 titles in the Open Era. |
| January 2019 | Federer won the Hopman Cup with Belinda Bencic, becoming the first player to win the mixed-gender event three times by defeating Zverev and Kerber of Germany in the final. |
| 2018 | Received the Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award and Best ATP World Tour match of the year. |
| 2018 | Won the ESPY Best Male Tennis Player Award and the ATPWorldtour.com Fans' Favourite award. |
| 2018 | Roger Federer received multiple prestigious awards, including the International Tennis Writers' Association's Ambassador of the Year for 2017, European Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, and Laureus World Comeback of the Year. |
| 2018 | Participated in 'Match for Africa' in San Jose, California, partnering with Bill Gates in a doubles match against Jack Sock and Savannah Guthrie, which they won. |
| 2018 | Released his first non-charting, non-single 'Play Your Heart Out' in collaboration with DJ Money Mark and Wilson Tennis. |
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