Roger federer biography pdf

René Stauffer has been hot on Roger Federer’s heels for almost 23 years and knows almost everything about the man from Basel (except how many matches Federer has lost despite holding match points 😊)

Thanks to several years of in-person contact with the player, Stauffer managed to win his friendship and go behind the scenes of Roger’s life, the result is a comprehensive biography that covers Federer’s career in great detail, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy ahead of the official release.

Roger Federer: The Biography

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From Federer’s early life in Basel, Switzerland, where he first picked up a tennis racquet, to the heights of his twentieth Grand Slam victory and all points in between. Stauffer explores the secrets of Federer’s success, the hardships and doubts that he has faced and examines Federer’s legacy in the modern game. Insightful, touching and revealing, this is the most definitive biography on Roger Federer ever written. Roger Federer: The Biography

Roger Federer: Die Biografie was first published in 2019 in German, but now the publisher, Polaris, has translated the book into English, and some minor updates have brought it up to date for 2021.

This latest 293-page book is in some ways an updated and remastered version of the original Das Tennisgenie: Die Roger-Federer-Story from 2007, which was translated into English as Quest for Perfection: The Roger Federer Story.

I hadn’t read the original but picked up a copy to compare the two, and while the book reworks some of the passages, it is more than just a revised edition and has a lot of brand new content.

It is mainly because a lot has happened in the fourteen years since it was released, but even several parts around Federer’s earlier years contain never seen before content and go much more in-depth.

Contents

To get a feel for the book, here are the chapters.

Part One: The Rise

Part Two: Becoming King

Part Three: Chasing 18

Part Four: The Greatest

So who is the book for? Fed fans, tennis fans or just those who like biographies will enjoy the read. Even those who think they know absolutely everything about Federer will get something from it.

While most die-hard fans know all about Federer’s early days in Basel and at the National Tennis Centre in Biel, parts three and four of the book are worth reading for Federer connoisseurs as Stauffer shows the meticulousness and attention to detail with which Federer planned his comeback in 2017.

Win a Copy of the Book

I have three hardback copies of the book to giveaway. To enter, play the quiz below, and we will pick three winners at random from those who get all five answers correct. Winners will be contacted by email on May 10th 2021.

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You can either have a copy of the biography, or a copy of Footsteps of Federer, let me know in the comments or via email…

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