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We got the best equipment in the business and I know it’s gonna happen. So y’all just be patient.
Anyway, if you’re callin’ about something other than racin’, leave me a message. If not, get a life!
...beeeeeeeeepp!
Roger Federer
Hello, this is Roger. Can’t come to the phone right now because I’m out back on the practice court.
If you’re calling with advice on how to rediscover my game, let me just remind you of a few items.
Since ’03, I’ve won 13 grand slam titles. One more, and I tie Pete Sampras for the all-time record. You do remember Sampras, don’t you? Greek guy. Wicked serve. Yeah, he could play a bit.
I won five straight Wimbledons from ’03 to ’07.
I won five straight U.S. Opens ’04 to ’08.
And I’ve won the Australian Open three times.
Sure, I haven’t won the French, but I’ve lost in the finals three straight years to Nadal, who’s a human buzz saw on clay. Playing Nadal on clay is like being France’s military in a war...you have no shot!
I’ve advanced to the semifinals of the last 19 grand slam tournaments. That’s right, 19 in a row!
Last time I lost in the first round of a grand slam was the ‘03 French.
In ’04, ’06, and ’07, I won three of the four grand slams. And in ’06 and ’07, I lost in the French final.
I held the No. 1 world ranking for 237 weeks. That’s fourth best in men’s history.
I first obtained the No. 1 ranking on Feb. 2, 2004 and I held it straight until Aug. 18, 2008. That’s four and a half straight years.
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