2008 French Open

Then when he was fourteen, the Spanish tennis federation requested that he leave Mallorca and move to Barcelona to continue his tennis training. His family turned down the request because they were afraid it would affect his education and also because his father believed that he didn’t need to travel to be a good athlete; he could do it from home. Nadal’s father was right and under the training of his uncle, Rafa turned pro when he was fifteen. At the age of seventeen he beat Roger Federer to become the youngest player to ever reach the third round of Wimbledon, which is one of the four grand slams. Then two years later he played in the French Open, another grand slam, for the first time and won the tournament. He won the same tournament every year for the next three years and at the end of his run, he was named ATP newcomer of the…

Roger Federer, the greatest tennis player ever, was born on August 8 of 1981 in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Federer grew up in the municipalities of Birsfelden, Riehen, and Münchenstein which all are close to the French and german border. He is an authentic, modest, and loyal man as he describes himself. Many describe him as a class act man and he is also very humble. Not many know the impact he has outside tennis but he believes in the potential of everyone. Federer is married since 2009…

pictures portray Federer’s latest win against Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open, marking his eighteenth Grand Slam title. Because of the presence of Roger Federer, a famous tennis player, testimonial is the persuasive strategy used because Federer is used to endorse the product. The ad implies that Rolex is the watch of champions, as evident by the title of the ad, “Champ18n,” referring to Federer’s 18 Grand Slam titles. It also states the importance of having a Rolex because “It doesn’t…

Unlike most other sports personalities, Roger has always been a very humble and kind hearted fellow. As an example of which he established the "Roger Federer Foundation" in 2003, which helps provide grants to poor countries that have child mortality rates of more than 15 percent, for education and sports-related projects. In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an…

Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).[2] Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles—the most in history for a male player—and has held the world No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for 302 weeks, including 237 consecutive weeks. After turning professional in 1998, he was continuously ranked in the top ten from…

Over the weekend, Andy Murray won his third Grand Slam and second Wimbledon title, defeating next generation of tennis member Milos Raonic. The match was a fairly routine three-set victory (6-4, 7-6, 7-6) for Murray, who never seemed in jeopardy of losing the meeting. Raonic entered Sunday’s Wimbledon men’s final playing at a tremendously high level, fresh off the greatest win of his career, a five-set victory over arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer. In the semifinal…

Although Murray has been in numerous finals, he has only won a single Grand Slam title- Wimbledon 2013. He was able to come back in this match, but he seems to struggle in the five set matches when he starts to lose a few games. Most recently against Novak Djokovic in the French Open final, Murray won the first set, but lost the next three after Djokovic broke Murray several times in the second set. Djokovic is arguably the best player in recent history, but as Murray is the second best player,…

Open Source Software Projects: A Balance of Trust and Control According to Jones et al. (2005), trust is the single most important driver for the success of virtual teams. However, as a result of Michael Gallivan’s (2001) case study on open source software projects, he now believes that there is another variable to this movement that can be found in control. He presents the McDonaldization theory by identifying four aspects of modern organizations: efficiency, calculability, predictability and…

Despite the fact that it is a constitutional proper for american citizens to have and possess handguns and stricter legal guidelines and licensing could no longer always retailer lives, placing much fewer restrictions on the ownership of firearms nonetheless, will inevitably develop crime rate in the us. The structure was once made to be slightly malleable relying on the social tradition of its persons. The united states is a revolutionary location and the population makes up is always altering.…

All it took for my friends to lure me into tennis was to suggest that I join the team with them sophomore year. At first it started out as something to do with my friends, but soon became a hobby and passion of mine as I learned more about the game. Tennis is a sport that involves two players hitting a ball back and forth across a net to each other using a racquet. It may sound simple, but decades have passed since the game was created and has given people time to turn the game into a highly…