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Happy Birthday Roger Federer: 33 reasons why JOE loves the Swiss star

Published 13:33 8 Aug 2014 BST

Updated 17:09 25 Nov 2014 GMT

Paul Moore
Happy Birthday Roger Federer: 33 reasons why JOE loves the Swiss star

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It's Roger Federer's birthday and to be honest there are no more superlatives left to describe one of the greatest athletes of all time. Here is our tribute to the Swiss star. Happy birthday Roger. 1) He is ridiculously good at tennis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXB4MApF4Lo Clip via - SportsAcesHD 2) With two sets of twins, he's obviously a fertile man Federer has twin girls (Myla Rose and Charlene Riva) and twin boys (Leo and Lennart) with the lovely Mirka. Expect them to be competing against each other in the Wimbledon mixed-doubles final in 2035. 3) He married his childhood sweetheart Federer and Mirka 4 Australian Open Titles 5 US Open Titles 6) He can act  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFW4kgu-V3s Clip via - LindtChocolateUSA 7 Wimbledon Titles 8) The age at which he first started playing 9) '09 was when he finally won the French Open and completed the career grand slam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-uqnRjRYRE Clip via - enriqueig8 10) He is the first men's singles player to reach 10 consecutive Grand slam finals 11) He really likes football 12) This comeback in probably the greatest tennis final ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuSk-mAYz18 Clip via - TheFedFan's channel 13) In 2003, he launched his very own fragrance named ‘RF- Roger Federer’ 14) He is the only one in this Gillette ad to stay clear of controversy Federer Woods Henry 15) In this match he is sick but still hits an impossible inside out back hand winner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKlm2GKZZJ0 Clip via - nibcab wu 16) His serve can do this 17 Grand Slam titles in total making him the most decorated male player in tennis history. 18) He can play the piano. 19) He never forgets about his local team 20) During his recent #askrf Q&A session he revealed all of the following A) he would love to be able to break dance, B) if he was a Disney character then he would be Tarzan, C) he hates bugs D) he thinks Jennifer Lawrence is an amazing actress, E) Michael Jordan is his favourite athlete. 21) His mates include Tiger Woods and Derek Jeter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5234cXj_lU Clip via - RandyOrtonGangster 22) His favourite motto is... It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. 23) He can pull off this look Federer Cardigan 24) He never sweats while playing tennis 25 Career grand slam finals  26) He's gracious in victory and defeat 27) After winning his first-ever Wimbledon title, he was gifted a milking cow, which he named ‘Juliette’. 28) After losing this year's Wimbledon, he somehow made us love him even more. FedererTear 29) This quote from John McEnroe "He's the most gifted player that I've ever seen in my life. I've seen a lot of people play. I've seen the Lavers, I played against some of the great players—the Samprases, Beckers, Connors, Borgs, you name it. This guy could be the greatest of all time. That, to me, says it all." 30) The crowd loves him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HavKc00qaJI Clip via - ThEsCoRiBrE 31) Even commentators lose their mind when he plays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nTsaoYGlqY Clip via - Elwink 32) This photo Federer Laver Sampras 33) He is arguably the greatest athlete in the modern era.

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