greatest tennis players of all time, he is also one of the most highly regarded and best-loved figures in the sporting world. Veteran tennis writer René Stauffer has been closely covering Federer's career for nearly twenty-five years. In this comprehensive biography, Stauffer talks at length to the man himself as well as family, friends, coaches and rivals to paint an unrivalled picture of this extraordinary athlete, family man, philanthropist, businessman and sporting ambassador. 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.