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Roger
Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1981
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Roger’s
mother Lynette was very athletic when she was in high school in Johannesburg.
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Federer started playing tennis when he was 8 years old
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Until he was 16, Federer was a vegetarian.
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Federer can also play the piano; he took lessons as a child. a vegetarian.
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As a serious teen player, Federer participated in 2 tournaments per month
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In 2016, GQ Magazine called him “The Most Stylish Man.”
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In 2016, Roger Federer sustained a knee injury that barred him from playing tennis for most of the year. r the 8th time
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Given the early retirement age of many pro tennis players
1 In 2017, Federer came back from his injury to win Wimbledon for the 8th time