In our serial on the most wonderful actors of the past 50 times, we look at the Swiss maestro who has a record 20 grand slam titles over a period of 15 times and is still in the shake-up aged 38
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It is nearly two decades since Roger Federer first stepped on to Centre Court and began the greatest act of allure tennis has ascertained. In July 2001 he was 19, talented but untested in the white heat of grand slam battle. On the other side of the net stood Pete Sampras, the greatest grass-court gunslinger of them all, with a demon help and blasts as snappy as a fresh banknote.
The American had prevailed seven of the previous eight Wimbledons and more grand slams than anyone else, more such was the daring of Federer’s shot-making in his epic fourth-round victory that he soon contained the crowd- as well his scheme- in the palm of his hand.
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