Yisiphi isizini esasibaluleke kakhulu kuRoger Federer emsebenzini wakhe?
Context:UFederer wadlala umdlalo wakhe wokuqala we-junior ngo-1996 eneminyaka engu-14 emqhudelwaneni wesigaba 2 eSwitzerland. Impumelelo yakhe eyinhloko njengomdlali omncane yafika eWimbledon ngo-1998 lapho anqoba bobabili abafana abangabodwa ekugcineni kuka-Irakli Labadze, futhi ngababili behlangene no-Olivier Rochus behlula iqembu likaMichaël Llodra no-Andy Ram. Ngaphezu kwalokho wafinyelela kowamanqamu we-US Open Junior ngo-1998, elahlekelwa nguDavid Nalbandian. UFederer unqobe imiqhudelwano emine ye-ITF yezingane ezisencane empilweni yakhe, kufaka phakathi i-Orange Bowl ehlonishwayo, lapho anqoba khona uGuillermo Coria ekugcineni. Ekupheleni kuka-1998 wafinyelela endaweni yokuqala emhlabeni wezingane futhi wanikezwa i-ITF Junior World Champion. Uphothule umsebenzi wakhe wobusha ekupheleni kuka-1998 ngesikhundla esiphezulu sikaNombolo 1 kwabangashadile kanye noNombolo 7 kwabangashadile (kokubili kufinyelelwe ngoDisemba 31, 1998) kanye nerekhodi lokuwina nokulahlekelwa kwe-78-20 kwabangashadile kanye ne-36-21 kwabangashadile.  Imiphumela ye-Junior Grand Slam <unk> Abashadile:  I-Australian Open: SF (1998) I-French Open: 1R (1998) IWimbledon: Ukunqoba (1998) US Open: F (1998)  Imiphumela ye-Junior Grand Slam <unk> Ama-Doubles:  I-Australian Open: SF (1998) I-French Open: 1R (1998) IWimbledon: Ukunqoba (1998) US Open: 1R (1998)  1998<unk>2002: Umsebenzi wokuqala Isihloko esiyinhloko: Umsebenzi wokuqala kaRoger Federer UFederer wenza i-ATP yakhe yokuqala ngo-1998 eSwitzerland Open Gstaad ezweni lakubo laseSwitzerland elahlekelwa nguLucas Arnold Ker emzuliswaneni wokuqala. Kamuva ngalowo nyaka, wanqoba umdlalo wakhe wokuqala we-ATP eToulouse ngokumelene noGuillaume Raoux. Wathola i-wildcard emidlalweni yaseSwitzerland Indoors ngo-1998 futhi wahlulwa emzuliswaneni wokuqala ngu-Andre Agassi. UFederer waqeda umsebenzi wakhe njengompetha womqhudelwano izikhathi eziyishumi.  UFederer wangena kuma-top 100 okokuqala ngqa ngomhlaka-20 Septhemba 1999 futhi waqala ngo-1999 eMarseille Open enqoba umpetha obusayo we-1998 French Open, iSpanishi uCarlos Moyá. Umdlalo wakhe wokuqala wokugcina wafika eMarselle Open ngo-2000, lapho elahlekelwa khona yiSwitzerland Marc Rosset. UFederer wanqoba iHopman Cup ngo-2001 emele iSwitzerland, kanye noNombolo 1 womhlaba uMartina Hingis. Le duo yanqoba umbhangqwana waseMelika kaMonica Seles noJan-Michael Gambill emidlalweni yokugcina. UFederer kamuva wathi okuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe noHingis "ngokuqinisekile kwangisiza ukuba ngibe umdlali enginguye namuhla".  Umqhudelwano wokuqala kaFederer waba ngowezi-2001 eMilan Indoor tournament, lapho anqoba khona uJulien Boutter emdlalweni wokugcina. Yize ethole isicoco sakhe sokuqala ngo-1999 ku-Challenger tour, enqoba umcimbi wabantu ababili eSegovia, eSpain no-Dutchman uSander Groen, umdlalo wokugcina wadlalwa ngosuku lokuzalwa kukaFederer lwe-18. Ngo-2001, uFederer wafika kowamanqamu wokuqala weGrand Slam eFrench Open, wahlulwa yiNo. 2 emhlabeni wonke futhi ekugcineni waba ngowokugcina u-Àlex Corretja. Ukufinyelela kwakhe kuma-quarterfinals eFrance kwamenza waba phakathi kwabayishumi nanhlanu abaphambili okokuqala emsebenzini wakhe.  Ukuqhamuka kwakhe emhlabeni wonke kwafika ngo-2001 eWimbledon Championships, lapho uFederer oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala ebhekene nompetha ophethe izikhathi ezine futhi ongumholi we-Grand Slam sonke isikhathi uPete Sampras. UFederer unqobe inombolo 1 emdlalweni wamasethi amahlanu ukuze afinyelele kuma-quarterfinals. Emdlalweni wokugcina wabhekana nomNgisi uTim Henman, wagcina elahlekelwe yi-tie-breaker yesethi yesine.  Umdlalo wakhe wokuqala wokugcina we-Masters wafika ngo-2002 emncintiswaneni we-Miami Masters, lapho elahlekelwe khona ngu-Andre Agassi owayengunombolo 1 enkundleni enzima. UFederer wanqoba umcimbi wakhe wokuqala we-Master Series ngo-2002 eHamburg Masters ngodaka, phezu kukaMarat Safin; ukunqoba kwamfaka phakathi kwabayishumi abaphambili okokuqala ngqa. UFederer wafika emidlalweni eyishumi yokugcina phakathi kuka-1998 no-2002, lapho anqoba khona ezine futhi wahlulwa eziyisithupha. Wabuye wafinyelela iziqu eziyisithupha emidlalweni emibili. Uqede unyaka ka-2001 enendawo engu-13 ku-ATP, kanti unyaka ka-2002 kwaba unyaka wokuqala lapho abekwa khona phakathi kwabayishumi abaphezulu, waqeda endaweni yesithupha.  Ngo-2003: Ukudlondlobala kweGrand Slam eWimbledon Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2003 Roger Federer tennis isizini Ngo-2003, uFederer wanqoba isicoco sakhe sokuqala se-Grand Slam eWimbledon, eshaya u-Andy Roddick kuma-semifinal noMark Philippoussis ekugcineni. Ngo-Agasti wayenethuba lokuthatha isikhundla sika-No. 1 okokuqala ngqa ku-Andre Agassi uma engena emdlalweni wokugcina eMontreal. Kodwa-ke, wawela kuma-semifinals kuRoddick, kusethi yokugcina yokuqeda, wamshiya ngamaphuzu ayi-120 ngemuva kuka-Agassi. Lokhu, kuhlangene nokulahlekelwa nguDavid Nalbandian eCincinnati nase-US Open, kwavimbela uFederer ukuthi abe ngowokuqala kulo lonke isizini.  UFederer wanqoba umcimbi wakhe wokuqala futhi owukuphela kweMasters eMiami noMax Mirnyi futhi wafika emcimbini owodwa weMasters eRome ngodaka, awulahlekelwa. UFederer wafika emiqhudelwaneni eyisishiyagalolunye yokugcina ku-ATP Tour futhi wanqoba eyisikhombisa yayo, kufaka phakathi imicimbi yochungechunge lwe-500 eDubai naseVienna. Okokugcina, uFederer wanqoba izihloko zokuphela konyaka phezu kuka-Andre Agassi, waqeda unyaka njengo-No. 2 emhlabeni, ngemuva kuka-Andy Roddick ngamaphuzu ayi-160 kuphela.  2004: Ukubeka isikhundla esibusayo Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2004 Roger Federer tennis isizini Ngo-2004 uFederer wanqoba izicoco ezintathu ze-Grand Slam futhi waba ngumuntu wokuqala ukukwenza ngesizini eyodwa kusukela ngo-1988 uMats Wilander. Isihloko sakhe sokuqala esikhulu enkundleni enzima safika e-Australian Open phezu kukaMarat Safin, okwamenza waba ngowokuqala emhlabeni okokuqala. Wabe esenqoba umqhele wakhe wesibili eWimbledon ngokushaya u-Andy Roddick. E-US Open, uFederer wanqoba iqhawe lika-2001, uLleyton Hewitt, ukuthola isihloko sakhe sokuqala lapho.  UFederer wanqoba imincintiswano emithathu ye-ATP Masters, owodwa odwaleni eHamburg, kanti eminye emibili yayisemhlabeni onzima e-Indian Wells naseCanada. UFederer uthathe umcimbi we-ATP 500 series eDubai futhi waqeda unyaka ngokuwina ubuqhawe bokuphela konyaka okwesibili. Wabuye wanqoba umqhudelwano wakhe wokuqala emhlabathini wasekhaya ngokuthatha iSwiss Open eGstaad. Iziqu zakhe eziyi-11 zazingaphezulu kakhulu kwanoma yimuphi umdlali eminyakeni engamashumi amabili, futhi irekhodi lakhe lama-74x6 lalingcono kakhulu kusukela ku-Ivan Lendl ngo-1986. Ufinyelele endaweni yokuqala ohlwini lwabangu-1 ekupheleni konyaka.  2005: Ukuqinisa ukubusa Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2005 Roger Federer tennis isizini Ngo-2005, uFederer wahluleka ukufinyelela kuma-final emiqhudelwaneni emibili yokuqala yeGrand Slam, walahlekelwa yi-semifinal yase-Australia Open eyaba ngumpetha uSafin ngemuva kokubamba amaphuzu omdlalo, kanye ne-semifinal yaseFrance Open eyaba ngumpetha uRafael Nadal. Kodwa-ke, uFederer wabuyisela ukubusa kwakhe otshanini, wanqoba iWimbledon okwesithathu ngokunqoba u-Andy Roddick. E-US Open, uFederer wanqoba u-Andre Agassi emdlalweni wakhe wokugcina omkhulu.  UFederer wabuye wanqoba amaMasters amane: e-Indian Wells, eMiami naseCincinnati enkundleni enzima, naseHamburg enhlabathini. Ukunqoba eMiami kwakuphawuleka kakhulu njengoba kwakuwumdlalo wokugcina wokuqala phakathi kukaFederer noNadal. UFederer walulama ngemva kwamasethi amabili nokwehla ukuze anqobe umdlalo wokugcina ngamasethi amahlanu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uFederer wanqoba imicimbi emibili yochungechunge lwe-ATP 500 eRotterdam naseDubai. UFederer ulahlekelwe yi-championships yokuphela konyaka kuDavid Nalbandian emasethini amahlanu ngenkathi edlala ngokulimala unyawo okwamgcina engekho cishe sonke isizini ngemuva kukaSepthemba. Wagcina isikhundla sakhe njengoNombolo 1 isizini yonke.  UFederer wanqoba izicoco ezingu-11 zeqembu elilodwa, okuhlanganisa isizini yakhe ka-2004. Ukunqoba kukaFederer emidlalweni engu-81 kwakuyiyona eningi selokhu kwafika uPete Sampras ngo-1993, futhi irekhodi lakhe elingu-81<unk>4 (95.2%) lihlala liyisilinganiso sesithathu sokunqoba ku-Open Era ngemuva kukaJohn McEnroe ngo-1984 noJimmy Connors ngo-1974.  2006: Isikhathi esihle kakhulu somsebenzi Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2006 Roger Federer tennis isizini Isikhathi sonyaka ka-2006 ngokwezibalo sasiyisikhathi esihle kakhulu somsebenzi kaFederer. NgoNovemba 2011, uStephen Tignor, umlobi omkhulu we-editorial weTennis.com, ubeke isizini kaFederer ka-2006 njengesizini yesibili engcono kunazo zonke ngesikhathi se-Open Era, ngemuva konyaka kaRod Laver we-Grand Slam ka-1969.   UFederer washaya i-forehand ku-2006 US Open, lapho waba ngumuntu wokuqala emlandweni ukufeza i-Wimbledon-US Open kabili ngezikhathi ezintathu ezilandelanayo. UFederer wanqoba izicoco ezingu-12 (eziningi kunanoma yimuphi umdlali kusukela kuThomas Muster ngo-1995 noJohn McEnroe ngo-1984) futhi waba nerekhodi lomdlalo we-92<unk>5 (ukunqoba okuningi kusukela ku-Ivan Lendl ngo-1982). UFederer wafinyelela emidlalweni yokugcina engu-16 kweziyishumi nesikhombisa angena kuzo kule sizini.  Ngo-2006, uFederer wanqoba izicoco ezintathu ze-Grand Slam futhi wafinyelela kowamanqamu kwesinye, ukulahlekelwa kuphela kwafika kuNadal eFrench Open. Lokhu kwakuwumhlangano wokuqala kaFederer noNadal emdlalweni wokugcina we-Grand Slam. Wayengumuntu wokuqala ukufinyelela wonke ama-final amane onyakeni owodwa wekhalenda kusukela uRod Laver ngo-1969. UFederer wanqoba uNadal emdlalweni wokugcina weWimbledon. E-Australian Open, uFederer wanqoba uMarcos Baghdatis, futhi e-US Open, uFederer wanqoba iqhawe lika-2003 uRoddick. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uFederer wafika emidlalweni eyisithupha yokugcina yeMasters, wanqoba emine ezindaweni eziqinile futhi wahlulwa emibili emhlabathini kuNadal. Kodwa-ke, uFederer wayelokhu emcindezela uNadal kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlabathi kulo lonke isizini emyisa kuma-tiebreakers esethi yesine eMonte-Carlo naseParis, kanye nomdlalo othokozisayo eRome owaya kuma-tiebreakers ayisihluthulelo sesethi yesihlanu.  UFederer wanqoba umcimbi owodwa we-ATP 500 eTokyo futhi wanqoba izihloko zomqhudelwano wokuphela konyaka okwesithathu emsebenzini wakhe, waphinde waqeda unyaka njengowokuqala emhlabeni. UFederer wahlulwa abadlali ababili kuphela ngo-2006, kuNadal izikhathi ezine emidlalweni yokugcina, naku-Andy Murray oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala emzuliswaneni wesibili we-2006 Cincinnati Masters, okwakuwukuphela kokunqotshwa kukaFederer ngaphambi kokugcina komqhudelwano ngalowo nyaka. UFederer uqede isizini ngokuwina imidlalo engu-29 elandelanayo, kanye nokuwina imidlalo engu-48 kwengu-49 yakhe yokugcina ngemuva kweFrench Open.  Ngasekupheleni kwesizini wanqoba umqhudelwano wedolobha lakubo, i-Swiss Indoors eBasel, eSwitzerland okokuqala ngqa, eseqede waba ngowesibili ngo-2000 nango-2001, futhi waphuthelwa umqhudelwano ngo-2004 nango-2005 ngenxa yokulimala.  2007: Ukuvimba izimbangi ezisencane Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2007 Roger Federer ithenisi isizini Ngo-2007, uFederer wafinyelela kuyo yonke imidlalo emine ye-Grand Slam, waphinde wayinqoba emithathu yayo. Wanqoba i-Australian Open ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa isethi, washaya uFernando González ekugcineni. Lokhu kwamenza umuntu wokuqala ekhulwini lama-21 ukufeza le feat, njengoba uBjörn Borg e-1980 French Open kwaba owokugcina ukunqoba umqhudelwano weGrand Slam ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa isethi. UFederer wayeqale unyaka ngokuwina okukhulu futhi ngemuva kokuthatha umqhele wakhe wesine waseDubai umlando wokunqoba kukaFederer wawumi emidlalweni engama-41, emide kunayo yonke empilweni yakhe futhi enamahloni amahlanu kuphela kwirekhodi. UFederer wangena e-Indian Wells njengomdlali ophethe isicoco kathathu, kodwa ukuwina kwakhe kwaphela ngempikiswano. Wanqotshwa umuntu wase-Argentina, uGuillermo Cañas, owayengaphumelelanga ekuhlolweni kwezidakamizwa ngenxa yokusebenzisa izidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni.   UFederer wayebizwa ngokuthi "uDarth Federer" ngabalandeli nabahlaziyi e-2007 US Open. Lokhu kwehlulwa okuyisimanga emzuliswaneni wokuqala kwaphawula okokuqala ukuthi anqotshwe kusukela ngo-Agasti 2006, isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga eziyi-7.  Ngesikhathi sesizini yomhlaba, ukunqoba kukaFederer emdlalweni wokugcina weHamburg Masters kwakumangalisa kakhulu, njengoba kwaqeda umlando kaNadal wokunqoba imidlalo engu-81 emdlalweni womhlaba, irekhodi le-Open Era. UFederer waphenduka umdlalo kusuka kusethi phansi ukuze asuse imidlalo engu-12 kwengu-14 yokugcina, kuhlanganise nesethi yokugcina. E-French Open, abanye babelindele ukuthi uFederer angaba yindoda yokuqala eminyakeni ecishe ibe ngu-40 ukubamba wonke ama-majors amane ngasikhathi sinye, njengoba esanda kunqoba ngokumangazayo imbangi yakhe encane uNadal enhlabathini engena kulo mqhudelwano. Kodwa-ke, ekuphindeni konyaka odlule, uFederer wadlala umdlalo onzima wokugcina wama-sethi amane ngokumelene noNadal, kodwa wakhanselwa ngokuya ku-1 / 17 ngamathuba okuqhekeka.  E-Wimbledon, uFederer wangena kulo mqhudelwano hhayi nje kuphela njengomdlali ophethe isicoco izikhathi ezine, kodwa futhi egibele umjaho onqobayo wemidlalo engu-48 otshanini. Nakulokhu futhi, wanqoba uRafael Nadal ngonyaka wesibili olandelanayo emdlalweni wokugcina, kulokhu emdlalweni othakazelisayo wama-sethi amahlanu abahlaziyi abaningi abawubiza ngokuthi umqhudelwano omkhulu kunayo yonke eWimbledon kusukela ngo-1980. Ukunqoba eWimbledon kwamenza walingana noBjörn Borg ngerekhodi lezingqwele ezinhlanu ezilandelanayo e-All England Club.  UFederer wafinyelela kowamanqamu eMontreal ngaphambi kokulwa nomSerb osemusha futhi ongaziwa kakhulu ogama lakhe linguNovak Djokovic. UDjokovic wafakazela ikhono lakhe ngokushaya inombolo 1 emhlabeni ngesethi yokugcina ye-tie-breaker. UFederer waphinde waphumelela eSincinnati ukuze athathe isicoco sakhe sesihlanu sonyaka. UFederer wangena emqhudelwaneni we-US Open njengomdlali ophethe isicoco kathathu futhi wabhekana noDjokovic emdlalweni wokugcina. Kulokhu, uFederer wanqoba emdlalweni osondelene. Ukunqoba eNew York kwamenza waba ngowesithathu ohlwini lwabantu abake banqoba imidlalo emikhulu. Kuwo wonke umqhudelwano abezindaba baseMelika bamqamba ngokuthi uDarth Federer ngenxa yokugqoka kwakhe okumnyama (okwakufaka phakathi ama-shorts ama-tuxedo-striped) futhi umqhudelwano wadlala i- "The Imperial March" evela ku-Star Wars lapho kumenyezelwa enkundleni yomdlalo ngamunye. Wavala unyaka ngokunqoba eBasel nasemqhudelwaneni wokuphela konyaka eShanghai.  Wagcina isizini engu-No. 1 ekupheleni konyaka ngonyaka wesine ngokulandelana, ekhombisa ukubusa kwakhe, futhi phakathi nale minyaka emine wanqoba iziqu eziyi-11 ze-Grand Slam. Ngemuva kwesizini yakhe emangalisayo ye-Triple Grand Slam futhi, uFederer waba ngumdlali kuphela emlandweni onqobe ama-majors amathathu ngonyaka iminyaka emithathu (2004, 2006, 2007). Kwakuyisikhathi sesithathu esilandelanayo lapho uFederer ebambe isikhundla esingu-No. 1 kuzo zonke amasonto angama-52 onyakeni.  2008: Ukugula, igolide le-Olympic, ne-US Open yesihlanu Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2008 Roger Federer tennis isizini Impumelelo kaFederer ngo-2008 yaphazanyiswa kakhulu ukuhlaselwa yi-mononucleosis, ayithola phakathi nengxenye yokuqala yonyaka. Ekupheleni konyaka walimala emhlane.  Ngo-2008, uFederer wathatha iGrand Slam eyodwa, isihloko esisodwa e-US Open phezu kuka-Andy Murray. UFederer wanqotshwa nguNadal emidlalweni emibili yokugcina yeGrand Slam, iFrench Open neWimbledon, okwakubhekwa njengomdlalo omuhle kakhulu emlandweni wethenisi ngabaningi, lapho ayezowina amahlandla ayisithupha alandelanayo ukuze aphule irekhodi likaBjörn Borg. Wabuyela emuva ngemva kokunqotshwa amasethi amabili ukuze ashaye isethi yesihlanu, lapho ahluleka khona ngamaphuzu amabili nje kuphela ukuze athole isicoco. Emqhudelwaneni we-Australian Open, uFederer wahlulwa emidlalweni yama-semi-finals yiDjokovic, owaba ngumnqobi ekugcineni, okwaqeda irekhodi lakhe lokunqoba imidlalo eyishumi elandelanayo. Washaywa kabili emidlalweni yokugcina yeMasters enhlabathini kuNadal, eMonte Carlo naseHamburg. UFederer wathatha iziqu ezintathu edlala emicimbini yama-250-level e-Estoril, Halle, naseBasel.  Emidlalweni yama-Olympic, uFederer noStan Wawrinka bawina indondo yegolide emidlalweni yama-doubles, ngemuva kokushaya iqembu laseMelika labazalwane bakaBryan kuma-semifinals kanye neqembu laseSweden likaSimon Aspelin noThomas Johansson emdlalweni wokugcina. Kodwa-ke, uFederer wakwazi ukufinyelela kuma-quarterfinals kuphela emdlalweni we-singles, wakhothamela uNo. 8 ngaleso sikhathi uJames Blake, wanikela isikhundla sakhe sokuba ngu-No. 1 kuNadal ngemuva kokuba phezulu kumaviki angama-237 alandelanayo. Wagcina unyaka esendaweni yesibili.  UFederer wangena ngesizini ka-2009 enama-Grand Slam angu-13, elilodwa kuphela ngemuva kwerekhodi likaPete Sampras. Isizini yaqala ngokuhlulwa nguNadal emdlalweni wokugcina we-Australian Open emdlalweni onzima wama-sethi amahlanu. UFederer walwa kanzima ngemuva kokunqotshwa eMelbourne futhi wangena esigabeni somhlaba ngaphandle kwesihloko.   UFederer unqoba i-French Open ka-2009, futhi uqedela i-Grand Slam yomsebenzi wakhe Isizini kaFederer yaphenduka umcimbi wokugcina weMasters wesizini yobumba lapho ehlula uNadal ngobumba okwesibili kuphela ukuze athathe iMadrid Masters. UFederer wangena eFrench Open nabambalwa ababemubikezela ukuthi uzothola isicoco saseParis esiyinselele njengoba elahlekelwe nguNadal ngempelasonto yokugcina kulezi zikhathi ezine ezedlule. Ngemva kokunqotshwa ngokungazelelwe kukaNadal nguRobin Söderling, uFederer waba intandokazi enkulu. Emdlalweni wakhe olandelayo, wavela emasethini amabili futhi wafaka iphuzu lokuphumula kusethi yesithathu ukuze anqobe uTommy Haas emasethini amahlanu. Uphinde walwa ngemuva kokulahlekelwa amasethi amabili kuya kwelilodwa ngokumelene noJuan Martín del Potro osemusha ukuze anqobe amasethi amahlanu kuma-semifinals. Emdlalweni wokugcina, wabhekana noSöderling, futhi ngokunqoba amasethi alinganayo, wagcina ethathe iCoupe des Mousquetaires ne-career Grand Slam. Lokhu kunqoba futhi kwamenza wafana noPete Sampras ngeziqu eziningi ze-Grand Slam.  UFederer waphendukela enkundleni yotshani yaseWimbledon, lapho afinyelela khona kowamanqamu. Emdlalweni we-championship wabhekana nomphikisi wakhe wakudala u-Andy Roddick kulokho okwakuwumhlangano wabo wesishiyagalombili nowokugcina emdlalweni we-Grand Slam. URoddick wacindezela uFederer esetheni lesihlanu, lapho uFederer athola khona i-16 ku-14 ukuze anqobe isicoco sakhe se-15 se-Grand Slam, esaphula irekhodi lesikhathi sonke likaPete Sampras.  UFederer waqhubeka nokugijima kwakhe ehlobo ngokuwina isicoco sakhe sesithathu ezinkantolo ezisheshayo zeCincinnati Masters, wanqoba uNovak Djokovic ekugcineni. E-US Open, wanqoba uSöderling kuma-quarterfinal noDjokovic, ngonyaka wesithathu zilandelana, kuma-semifinals. Ephuzwini lokugcina lomdlalo kaDjokovic washaya lokho abaningi abakubheka njengokushaya okukhulu kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe, umnqobi we-tweener, ukusetha amaphuzu omdlalo. UFederer wanqotshwa ngu-del Potro ekugcineni yize ehola amasethi amabili kuya kwelilodwa futhi ewela ngamaphuzu amabili kuphela esihlokweni kusethi yesine.  Isikhathi sonyaka we-2009 mhlawumbe sasibaluleke kakhulu ngokomlando emsebenzini kaFederer njengoba eqedile umsebenzi weGrand Slam ngokuwina isihloko sakhe sokuqala saseFrance Open futhi wanqoba irekhodi lamadoda isihloko se-Grand Slam singles eWimbledon, edlula uphawu lukaPete Sampras lweshumi nane. Umdlalo wokugcina waseWimbledon ubuye waba yingqophamlando ngokuba ngumdlalo wokugcina weGrand Slam omude kunayo yonke emidlalweni edlalwe noFederer owaphumelela ngo-16 kuya ku-14 kusethi yesihlanu.  UFederer waqeda isizini enguNombolo 1 ekupheleni konyaka okwesihlanu empilweni yakhe.  2010: Umqhudelwano wesine we-Australian Open Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2010 Roger Federer tennis isizini  UFederer wanqoba irekhodi le-16 elikhulu e-Australian Open ka-2010. UFederer uqale unyaka ngokuwina e-Australian Open, lapho anqoba khona u-Andy Murray emdlalweni wokugcina, wandisa irekhodi le-Grand Slam elilodwa laya ezihlokweni eziyishumi nesithupha futhi walinganisa irekhodi lika-Andre Agassi lezihloko ezine ze-Australian Open. Kusukela eWimbledon ngo-2005 uFederer wayenze imidlalo engu-18 kwengu-19 emidlalweni yeGrand Slam, isikhathi sobuhle obungaguquki obungenakuqhathaniswa ku-Open Era. Nokho, lo mqhudelwano waphawula ukuphela kokubusa kwakhe kuma-majors.  Emqhudelwaneni we-French Open, uFederer wanqoba umdlalo wakhe wama-700 womqhudelwano nomdlalo wakhe wama-150 womqhudelwano odaka. Kodwa-ke, wehlulekile ukufinyelela kuma-semifinal eGrand Slam okokuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-2004 eFrench Open, elahlekelwa nguSöderling kuma-8 wokugcina futhi washiya isikhundla sakhe se-No. 1, esekuyisonto elilodwa nje elingalingani nerekhodi likaPete Sampras lamaviki angama-286 njengo-No. 1 womhlaba. Ekuvukeleni okukhulu eWimbledon, uFederer waphinde wahlulwa ngo-8 wokugcina kuTomáš Berdych futhi wehla waba ngo-3 ohlwini okokuqala eminyakeni engu-6 nezinyanga eziyi-8.  Maphakathi noJulayi, uFederer waqasha umqeqeshi omdala kaPete Sampras uPaul Annacone njengesilingo ukuze abuyisele umdlalo wakhe wethenisi nomsebenzi wakhe. Emqhudelwaneni we-US Open ka-2010 uFederer wafika kuma-semifinals, lapho elahlekelwe khona isethi ezinhlanu kuNovak Djokovic ngemuva kokubamba amaphuzu amabili omdlalo. UFederer wafika emidlalweni emine yokugcina yeMasters lapho ephumelela uMardy Fish eMasters yaseCincinnati.  UFederer uqede unyaka esezingeni eliphakeme, wanqoba iziqu zasendlini eStockholm Open, eSwitzerland Indoors, nase-ATP Finals eLondon okwenza isibalo sakhe sibe iziqu ezingama-66 zomsebenzi. UFederer unqobe imidlalo yokugcina yonyaka eLondon ngokunqoba imbangi yakhe uRafael Nadal ukuze athole isicoco sakhe sesihlanu kulo mcimbi. Washaya bonke abaphikisana naye ngaphandle kukaNadal ngamasethi alinganayo. Kusalokhu kungukuphela komqhudelwano emsebenzini wakhe lapho uFederer anqoba khona wonke amanye amalungu e-Big Four. Ngo-2010 uFederer wagcina esesigabeni sokuqala sesibili ngesizini yesishiyagalombili ilandelana.  Ngo-2011: irekhodi lomqhudelwano wokugcina Isihloko esiyinhloko: 2011 Roger Federer ithenisi isizini Unyaka ka-2011 wawungunyaka onzima kuFederer, yize wayemuhle ngokwezindinganiso zabadlali abaningi. Wanqotshwa ngamasethi aqondile kuma-semi-finals we-Australian Open ka-2011 yiqhawe lakamuva u-Novak Djokovic, okuyisikhathi sokuqala kusukela ngoJulayi 2003 lapho engazange abambe khona noma yiziphi iziqu ezine ezinkulu. Emidlalweni yama-semifinal e-French Open, uFederer waqeda umjaho kaDjokovic ongakaze unqotshwe wokunqoba ama-43 ngokulandelana ngokunqoba amasethi amane. UFederer wabe esehlulwa emdlalweni wokugcina nguRafael Nadal. E-Wimbledon, uFederer wadlulela kowamanqamu wama-29 alandelanayo e-Grand Slam, wahlulwa nguJo-Wilfried Tsonga. Kwakungokokuqala empilweni yakhe ukuthi alahlekelwe ngumdlalo womqhudelwano weGrand Slam ngemuva kokuwina amasethi amabili okuqala.  E-US Open, uFederer wahlulwa ngoNovak Djokovic emasethini ayisihlanu. Emdlalweni ophindwe kabili wonyaka odlule, uFederer waphinde wachitha amaphuzu amabili emdlalweni wakhe ngaphambi kokulahlekelwa ngemuva kokuwina amasethi amabili okuqala okwesibili kulonyaka. Lokhu kwehlulwa kwasho ukuthi kwakuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-2002 ukuthi uFederer angawinile noma yiziphi iziqu ezine ze-grand slam.  NgoSepthemba 2011, okhethweni lwaseNingizimu Afrika, uFederer wakhethwa njengomuntu wesibili othembeke kakhulu futhi ohlonishwayo emhlabeni ngemuva kukaNelson Mandela.  UFederer uqede isizini ngempumelelo ngesizini yasendlini, wanqoba imiqhudelwano yakhe emithathu yokugcina yonyaka eSwitzerland Indoors, eParis Masters, nase-ATP Finals, wakha uchungechunge lokunqoba imidlalo engu-16. UFederer waqeda unyaka esendaweni yesithathu.
U-2009 ngokusobala ubaluleke kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe selokhu anqoba isihloko sakhe sokuqala nesokuphela seFrance Open, eqeda i-grand slam yomsebenzi. Wakwazi futhi ukudlula irekhodi likaPete Sampras lezindondo eziyishumi nane ze-grand slam zamadoda.  Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, uFederer wayesewine amanye ama-grand slam amathathu - i-Wimbledon, i-Australian Open ne-US Open kodwa i-French Open yayingafinyeleleki njengoba kwakudingeka ancintisane kaninginingi enkantolo yobumba yaseRolland Garros ngokumelene noRafael Nadal, owayenguchwepheshe enkantolo yobumba futhi walahlekelwa nguye izikhathi eziningi.  Unyaka ka-2004 nawo wawungunyaka obalulekile emsebenzini kaFederer ngoba wabusa lo mdlalo ngokuwina ama-grand slam amathathu kwamane onyakeni futhi waqeda unyaka njengowokuqala emhlabeni wonke okokuqala ngqa emsebenzini wakhe omude.