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Post by RogiFan on Jun 14, 2003 19:22:53 GMT -5
663. Rogi defended his points in Halle by reaching the semifinals again! 664. Rogi went one round better in Halle by reaching the finals beating Youzhny! 665. Rogi leads the ATP with 42 match wins on the year, and his career best! 666. Rogi has reached his first grass final! :angel: :angel:
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Post by RogiFan on Jun 15, 2003 14:02:05 GMT -5
667. Rogi WON his first grass title this week in Halle! 668. Rogi becomes the first player since Sampras in '94 to win a tournament on all 4 surfaces in the SAME YEAR! 669. Rogi moves to 43-9 on the year and is the match-win leader on the ATP circuit.
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Post by Doris on Jun 16, 2003 2:14:16 GMT -5
RF nothing left to be added there
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Post by RogiFan on Jun 16, 2003 8:30:46 GMT -5
RF nothing left to be added there But it w be nice to be able to add more in a week or so!!
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Post by Doris on Jul 4, 2003 4:01:47 GMT -5
670. Couse he made it to the semis of a slam for the first time 671. There's hope he can even go a step further
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 4, 2003 13:25:43 GMT -5
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Post by Partridge In A Pear Tree on Jul 6, 2003 11:06:07 GMT -5
673: cuz you ARE a Wimbledon Champion and no one can take that away from you! 674. you are now the leader of the Champions Race. 675. cuz you're the first Swiss Grand Slam Champion.
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 6, 2003 12:04:56 GMT -5
Here we go guys! Feel free to add! 676. Rogi was the first Swiss to reach the Wimby Semis! 677. Rogi not only won the Wimbledon Juniors title but ALSO the Wimbledon Seniors title, like Edberg! 678. Rogi realized his childhood dream of winning Wimbledon 679. By winning Wimby, Rogi shut up his critics!! 680. Rogi dropped only one set en route to the championship. ;D :angel:
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 8, 2003 11:06:07 GMT -5
Here it comes! 681. Rogi has garnered accolades and praise throughout the world after capturing his first Slam title! 682. Rogi is now #3 in the world rankings! 683. Rogi bared his soul and his heart on Centre Court. 684. Rogi has been called a genius of tennis. 685. Rogi looked so hot in his tux and crimson bowtie and cummerbund at the champions dinner!! 686. Rogi is truly a national Swiss hero! 687. Rogi was flown back to Switzerland by private jet arranged by the Gstaad tournament and during the flight, the attendant said Rogi never stopped yawning! 688. During his flight, Rogi proudly showed off his miniature Wimby trophy to the attendant! 689. Rogi's name is now inscribed in the Wimbledon annals! 690. Rogi is now #1 in the ATP Champions Race! 691. Rogi is still a down-to-earth guy despite his Wimby crown. 692. Rogi's tennis described: Federer is an exemplar of the all-court game. His passing shots were clean and emphatic, whether he was whipping then across the court or teasing angled shots low over the net. His volleying was sharper than his opponent's, and his movement would have graced the Bolshoi. 693. More Rogi tennis: Federer's technical skill is heightened by his ability to improvise, and a backhand drive-volley down the line from the back of the court in the second set brought a gasp of admiration from the spectators. 694. Rogi says cute things: After I won the second set, I said to myself, 'I really hope that I can do this in three.' I remembered that in the America's Cup they were 3-0 ahead and everybody said they were racing away. Same with me, when I was two sets to love up. I thought, 'Just take it, and race away'." 695. Rogi evokes praise from other players: "Obviously he is so very talented, but he can do everything on the court. He's comfortable with serve and volleying, as he showed today. So it's quite simple really... when you have a great day everything looks great, everything's perfect. So he definitely deserves today.'' 696. Rogi is sensitive, modest and emotional: "Maybe, I thought hopefully, I won't cry but it's kind of difficult in such a big situation in an unbelievable stadium." 697. More cute things from the mouth of Rogi: "Then you see the trophy and it's so beautiful. Gold. You don't have golden trophies very often. Then you have it in your hands and you are holding something you've always dreamed of. You ask yourself 'This is true right now? Am I dreaming?''' 698. Such is the praise of Rogi: Federer's success captures the beauty of Wimbledon. 699. Rogi made history in Swiss sports. 700. Swiss television commentators compared Federer to the composer Mozart and described his winning match as "a symphony" :angel:
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Post by Sue on Jul 8, 2003 15:02:11 GMT -5
701 Rogi survived dancing with Serena and was even smiling the next morning. 702 Rogi said that he still could not believe the win and that it was what he had dreamt of as a young boy 703 Rogi took it all in his stride when presented with a cow! And even had a name for her!! 704 Rogi said *Hi* to us when Mrs.B and Doris gave him the second red envelope!!
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 8, 2003 15:10:09 GMT -5
Thanks for those, Sue!! Fab!! We're getting there, aren't we? All for the love of ROGI!
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 10, 2003 19:42:30 GMT -5
I'm on a roll, guys! 705. Rogi is now undefeated on grass this year after winning both Halle and Wimbledon! 706. Rogi has passed the 2nd round of Gstaad to reach the Quarterfinals for the first time. 707. Rogi milked his cow Juliette for the first time! 708. Rogi made a commercial for Emmi – topless! 709. Rogi's pretty tennis evoked the following from Mary Carillo after he demolished Pandy in the Semis of Wimby "This is the kind of tennis that wins Wimbledon. He was masterful today." 710. Rogi was smiling from ear to ear as he posed proudly with his Wimby trophy. 711. Rogi played "the two best matches" of his career during the Semis and Final of Wimby this year. 712. Rogi has a cute fluffy cat named Ginger! 713. Rogi has a pet cow also! 714. Rogi was afraid that Juliette would bite him!! 715. Rogi said this cute thing about Juliette "We saw each other yesterday, I think we need a break." 716. Rogi leads the ATP with 52 match wins and five titles and his current 14-match win streak is the longest of the year.
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Post by Megli on Jul 11, 2003 2:56:11 GMT -5
I like reason 714 RF
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Post by Doris on Sept 25, 2003 9:45:01 GMT -5
717 He stays positive no matter what 718 He recognises and acknowleges the red envelopes
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Post by RogiFan on Sept 25, 2003 10:02:27 GMT -5
Thanks Doris! I have a few reasons that I forgot to post a long time ago but here they are [from Montreal mostly]: 719. Rogi made the finals of Gstaad for the first time! 720. Rogi has a new fragrance line "RF Roger Federer – Feel the touch"! 721. Rogi is still a nice Swiss boy despite being a Grand Slam Champion. 722. Rogi broke his summer hardcourt curse by making the semis at TMS Montreal03. 723. Rogi acknowledged our "red envelope" of messages in Montreal! 724. After winning the quarterfinals in Montreal, Rogi was regaled with a tennis racquet cake on Centre Court for his 22nd birthday. 725. Rogi was the darling of the Montreal tournament: on TV, in the press, oncourt. 726. Rogi was chosen to do the draw for Montreal. 727. Rogi participated in the ATP vs. NHL hockey game in Montreal. 728. Rogi was #1 in the Champions Race [547 points] after reaching the semis in Montreal. 729. Although not at his best, Rogi rallied to defeat Gaudio in the first round of Montreal, after using the crowd support to help him! 730. Rogi acknowledged and thanked the enthusiastic crowd for getting behind him during his first-round match. 731. Rogi was featured in "La Griffe des Pros" autograph session in Montreal. 732. Rogi drives a cool black/brown Maserati with the plate number BL 81088. :angel:
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Post by Partridge In A Pear Tree on Sept 30, 2003 11:09:05 GMT -5
* i didn't see it till today but this Knuddel guy did make a similar thread like this at Marat's forum at the other board...
we're still way ahead!
733. Roger came to Bern after his DC trip to Australia. 734. Roger played an exhibition with the local football & ice hockey players and had fun! 735. Roger had his pic taken with me 736. Roger acknowledged the red envelope that i handed to him 737. Roger gave me a high five and smiled warmly! ;D
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Post by RogiFan on Oct 2, 2003 11:29:39 GMT -5
738. Rogi now has 9 career titles: Milano 2001, Sydney, TMS Hamburg, Vienna 2002, Marseille, Dubai, Munich, Halle and his first GS Wimbledon 2003. 739. Rogi has qualified for the TMC Houston 2003; he has made the TMC two years in a row now! 740. The name Roger comes from the Anglo-Saxon words "hrothi" meaning *fame* and "ger" meaning *spear*. [thanks for that bit of trivia, Sue!]
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Post by RogiFan on Oct 22, 2003 21:24:37 GMT -5
741. Rogi won the Vienna tournament two years in a row 2002 and 2003! 742. Rogi successfully defended his Vienna title by beating Carlos Moya 63 63 63! 743. Rogi added to his Vienna singles title by winning the doubles with Yves Allegro! 744. Rogi reached the semis of Madrid, surpassing his run in 2002. 745. Rogi officially launched his new fragrance line "RF Roger Federer – Feel the touch" at the Basel Swiss Indoors. 746. Rogi is such a card, replying to the question "Any news from the cow?" with "No news is good news."! 747. Rogi has now won 6 singles titles in 2003! 748. Rogi has a career total of 10 singles titles! 749. Rogi has a career total of 6 doubles titles! 750. Rogi played a great match vs. Juanqui in the Madrid semis – two top slam champs! 751. Rogi has great respect for Juanqui and vice versa. 752. Rogi got to kick the ball at a recent FC Basel match vs. Neuchatel Xamax FC. 753. Rogi is still the CUTEST guy on the tour! 754. Rogi's win-loss record is 70-15 now! 755. Rogi looks so cool in his fragrance ad!
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Post by RogiFan on Nov 16, 2003 21:58:12 GMT -5
Here we go again! Let me know if I left out anything! 756. Rogi leads the tour with a 76-17 win-loss record!! 757. Although he lost to Henman in Paris, Rogi still managed to defend his QF points. 758. At the TMC Houston03, Rogi finally turned the tables on long-time nemesis Agassi in his first RR match 67(3) 63 76(7). 759. Rogi then proceeded to conquer his next bete noire Nalbandian by routing him 63 60! 760. Rogi was able to beat Nalby by changing his tactics and it worked! 761. Rogi won all 3 of his RR matches at the TMC after his victory over Ferrero 63 61! 762. Rogi is the only player to win all 3 of his RR matches. 763. Rogi finishes the RR matches undefeated! 764. Rogi beat 2 Grand Slam winners on his way to the SF of the TMC! 765. Despite being drawn in the BLUE Group of Death vs. 2 formidable nemeses, Rogi faced the challenge head-on to win all of his matches! 766. Rogi was the first player to qualify for the SF. 767. Rogi beat #1 Roddick, another Slam winner, in the SF. 768. Rogi reached the Final of the TMC, going one match more than 2002! 769. Rogi is the first Swiss player to reach the final of the year-end championships. 770. Rogi beat Agassi 63 60 64 to win the TMC Houston 2003!!! 771. Rogi won his first North American hardcourt! title!! 772. Rogi won his 7th title of the year, the most by any player in 2003. 773. Rogi leads the tour with a 78-17 win-loss record! 774. Rogi is now #2 in the world!! 775. Rogi went undefeated 5-0 to win the TMC!
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Post by RogiFan on Dec 15, 2003 15:20:46 GMT -5
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Post by Doris on Jan 5, 2004 11:57:01 GMT -5
778. Roger became European ATP Player of the year 779. Roger won Sport Swiss Award of the year 780. Roger has been voted as the Swiss of the year!!
Keep it up Roger!!
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Post by RogiFan on Jan 5, 2004 13:55:50 GMT -5
Doris, you just beat me!! 781. Rogi started the Roger Federer Foundation with the motto: chances for young sports talents and children in need. 782. Rogi won the sports award of the Canton of Baselland 2003.
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 2, 2004 13:24:35 GMT -5
Here we go! 783. Rogi had fun warming up for the Aussie Open at Hong Kong and Kooyong – smart way to get in matches without the pressure of points to defend the following year! Australian Open 2004: 784. Rogi is the first Swiss man to win the Australian Open! 785. Rogi is the first Swiss man to win two Grand Slams! 786 .ROGI won his second Grand Slam at the Aussie Open 2004 beating Safin 76(3) 64 62!! 787. Rogi got "a hug and a pat on the rear from Mirka" before the final! 788. Rogi made his second slam final at the Australian Open 2004! 789. Rogi made the Australian Open 2004 SF for the first time! 790. Rogi became the World #1 for the first time! 791. Rogi is the first Swiss male player to became #1! 792. Rogi played some incredible shots vs. Hewitt, especially in the 3rd and 4th sets! 793.Rogi wrought his revenge over his two biggest nemeses: Hewitt, in the R16 and Nalbandian, in the QF! 794. Rogi advanced past the R16 for the first time Down Under. 795. Rogi is winning matches without playing his very best tennis – smart boy! 796. Rogi did all the above without a coach! 797. Rogi was in the HELLO magazine, looking lovely and rested in Mauritius. 798. Rogi and Mirka bought a place together… awww! 799. Rogi said he loves Mirka the way she is!! What a sweetie! 800. Rogi is wearing a new necklace: RF logo from his cosmetics line. 801. Rogi is undoubtedly THE most naturally talented player out there! 802. Rogi's beautiful tennis inspires such comments as: "Right-handed Federer, widely regarded as the sport's most aesthetically appealing player…" "It wasn't just the shot that made the crowd draw breath, it was also the nonchalance of the execution." "So many of them want to play tennis the Federer way. Perhaps none ever will, but the fact that he has brought style, elegance and touch to the modern game - and a one-handed backhand - has thrilled everybody who feared the template for the future was double-fisted baseline bashing." "There is room for all styles, but against the odds Federer has proved it is possible to beat the power hitters through a mixture of style and grace. This is not to say that the 22-year-old Swiss does not give the ball a most fearful clump, notably on the forehand, but it is the sheer variety that makes the aficionados purr." "Federer has no coach, but those shots weren't the type that coaches teach. They're instinctive. But the guys who can play them, with his grace, don't always get to No. 1 as Federer did last night." "That's why people who really like tennis - as opposed to those who love to see actresses in entourages and the glitz of the tour - are hoping that Federer goes on with it and, over the next few years, accumulates grand slam titles in Sampras style." "The beauty of tomorrow's final is that, in Marat Safin, Federer will face another young man with outrageous gifts." 803.This is how Rogi plays: "…in a casual reflex action, reached down and played a sweetly timed forehand volley - from the baseline." 804. More accolades: "He has a rare genius for tennis which is why even John McEnroe, happy to take the rise out of most of those he interviews when they come off court here, treats Federer more reverentially. It added to Federer's mystique that he is genuinely shy and even a might vulnerable away from the glare, but give him a tennis racket and someone to glide balls past and he is without peer." 805. Safin says about ROGI: "Federer, he has a great talent. You have to be careful," Safin said in that superb Russian way of making the obvious sound profound. 806. Rogi says about Safin: "Great guy, great match, a great player, so I'm looking forward to playing (Safin)," "We've always had fair matches. He's one of my favourite guys to play against, not because of results, just the human side, and he's in the finals, it's really nice to see, and I think the whole tennis world is really happy he's in the final, too." 807. Rogi says the cutest things: "The Swiss are neutral when it comes to other things but when it comes to sport they are freaking out right now," he laughed. 808. Rogi looked so sweet with his Aussie Open Trophy and kangaroos! fr.sports.yahoo.com/
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Post by RogiFan on Feb 5, 2004 12:38:18 GMT -5
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 10, 2004 11:48:50 GMT -5
810. Rogi always says amusing things: Q. What do you hear from Juliette? "Congratulations"? RF: Nothing. Q. Nothing? RF: Nothing. Disappointment, big disappointment (smiling). Q. Perhaps tomorrow. RF: Perhaps, yeah. 811. More Rogi musings: Q. Do you think you found a coach already? RF: No, I haven't found anybody. Q. You're still looking? RF: Still looking, yeah. Like a single man (smiling). 812. Still more from Rogi: Q. You achieved two goals here: you became No. 1, first Swiss No. 1, first Swiss title in Australia. How big a celebration do you expect in Switzerland? Are they going to give you another cow? RF: No, probably not. Juliette doesn't need a friend. ;D Davis Cup 2004 R1 813. Rogi beat Hanescu to level the tie at 1-1 SUI – ROM. 814. Rogi and Yves won their first DC doubles match to lead 2-1! 815. Rogi won his reverse singles match vs. Pavel to help SUI win their first-round tie! 816. Rogi said that the team spirit makes him stronger! 817. Rogi has now won 14 matches in a row including the TMC Houston 2003 matches. 818. Rogi managed to win the Australian Open, fly back to Basel, fly to Bucharest and win his 3 matches for SUI!! 819. Rogi won 12 out of his las 13 DC matches. 820. Rogi can now pull himself out of difficult situations in matches, even when he's down – testament to his maturity, his determination and his tenacity!
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Post by RogiFan on Mar 10, 2004 11:51:40 GMT -5
821. Rogi's successes prove that nice guys DO finish first – at #1 to be precise! 822. More positive remarks from players: Arnaud Clement said that Rogi is cool, always a fun guy! 823. Rogi won his 16th match in a row when he beat Pavel in R2 of Rotterdam04. 824. More funny words from Rogi: Are you toying with the idea of asking someone who is currently coaching another player? RF: "No, that’s simply not my style. It’s a bit like going up to a friend and telling him that you want to date his girlfriend." 825. Rogi funnier than ever: After you had won Wimbledon, you were given a cow called Juliette when you returned to Switzerland. Is there another Juliette waiting for you? RF: "I hope not. By the way Juliette is expecting a calf." Congratulations! RF: "Thanks, but I’m not the father." 826. Monica Seles to Wertheim: Which male players do you enjoy watching? You like [Roger] Federer as much as everyone else does? Seles: Oh yeah. He's a genius. You know, the first time I really watched him was last year in Rome [at the Telecom Italia Masters, where the men's event was immediately before the women's] and the guy is just amazing. 827. Martina Hingis: "I like watching [Marat] Safin, [Andy] Roddick, and Roger [Federer], of course. It's always nice to watch him, not only because I know him so well, but also because of the beauty of his game." 828. Rogi successfully defended his Dubai title, making it his second this year. 829. Rogi became the first male player to win Dubai two years in a row. 830. Rogi has now won 13 career titles. 831. Rogi has been #1 for five weeks [as of Mar. 8, 2004]. 832. When Rogi was presented with his second silver dhow trophy, he said: "I now have two cows and two boats," he said. "But the cows won't fit into the boats." 833. Rogi was nice to Feli: "Your first final is always very special. I'm sorry to beat you today, but I think you are going to win many more finals." 834. Rogi improved to 16-1 this season and has won 21 of 22 matches dating to his victory at the Tennis Masters Cup Houston.
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Post by RogiFan on May 17, 2004 15:27:30 GMT -5
835. Rogi has been nominated for a 2004 Laureus Sports Award. 836. Rogi always answers his mail!! 837. Roger Jaunin has just written a book about Rogi in French. 838. Rogi was on Zig Zag Café for Davis Cup Quarterfinals. 839. Rogi’s Rolex ads are popping up all over the place, just before Wimby. 840. Rogi has done a spot of modelling, for GQ Style and for Siggi Bucher! 841. Rogi finally received his #1 trophy during TMS Roma. 842. Rogi won his 2nd TMS Hamburg this year! 843. Rogi now has 15 titles! 844. Rogi stopped Coria’s win-streak on clay! 845. Rogi became the next player to win Hamburg twice, after Andrei Medvedev. 846. Rogi beat a few claycourters and other tough guys on his way to the trophy in 847. Hamburg, including Gaudio, Lapentti, Gonzalez, Hewitt and Moya. 847. Rogi has been #1 since Feb. 2!
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Post by RogiFan on May 24, 2004 19:41:39 GMT -5
848. Rogi has an ear for music and can play the piano!* 849. Rogi is inspired by opera! 850. Rogi is such a multi-talented guy! *People who can speak many languages are often musical as well!
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Post by Doris on Jul 5, 2004 2:53:25 GMT -5
851. He now proved the world how much he improved during the last year by winning a slam when he wasn't playing his best tennis!! Well done Roger!!
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Post by RogiFan on Jul 9, 2004 18:34:44 GMT -5
thanks, Doris!! 852. Rogi defended his Halle title by defeating Fish 60 63! 853. Rogi received the Westphal Trophy at Halle. 854. Rogi has gone undefeated on grass since Halle03! 855. WIMBLEDON04: Rogi successfully defended his Wimbledon title! 856. Rogi has now won 24 straight matches on grass, surpassing Sampras’ record! 857. Rogi is STILL the #1 player in the world. 858. Rogi is 6-1 v. Roddick!! 859. En route to the Final, Rogi beat Bogdanovic, Falla, Johansson, Karlovic, Hewitt and Grosjean. 860. Rogi has bagelled Hewitt at Wimbledon, Hamburg and the Australian Open! 861. Rogi defeated Karlovic the first time they played, in straight sets, breaking Ivo once. 862. Rogi overcame immense pressure [to defend his title, as #1] and rain delays every round except R1, to win his 2nd Wimbledon! 863. Rogi has now won 3 grand slam titles in a year. 864. Rogi has 2 slams for 2004. 865. Rogi beat Roddick to win the Wimbledon final, even though he didn’t play his best tennis.
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