Crazy Fan Attacks Federer During French Open

This is the moment when a fan jumped into the court and tried to make Roger Federer wear a hat. The fan was wearing what appeared to be a Barcelona flag, so I have no idea what the real deal is with him.



Federer's response to the attack:

First, I didn’t know exactly what happened. All of a sudden I heard the crowd, and I looked over and he jumped over the fence or something. That gave me a fright, just like seeing him so close right away.

The good thing is like it happened before, you know, so that’s why I guess I didn’t panic. It happened in Wimbledon before when two guys ran out on the court, and once I think it was in Montreal when I lost to Roddick when I was playing for my No. 1 ranking in the third set.

Som it wasn’t the firsttime. Normally they always kind of look at me and go, I’m so sorry I have to do this, because they have some sort of a reason for it, you know. (Laughter.)

I remember the English guy was actually quite funny. He looked at me and goes, I’m so sorry I have to do this. I was like, Okay, just don’t touch me, you know.

This guy, I don’t know, he looked at me and I was not sure what he wanted. It seemed like he wanted to give me something. So I was actually okay,because I saw he wasn’t pulling for anything stupid.

It definitely felt uncomfortable once he came close to me. Looking back, it definitely threw me out of my rhythm a little bit. One game later I thought that maybe I should have sat down and taken a minute or two to kind of reflect on what just happened. Was that real or what?

But I don’t know. I mean, I wanted to play on and whatever, get over it. But it was a touch scary, yes.

The crazy fan is known to be Jimmy Jump .. nice nickname. Jumping into courts and fields seem to be his hobby, and Stade Roland Garros was his latest target.

Roger's Federer 14th Grand Slam As Nadal Stops His French Open Winning Streak

We can honestly say that Roger Federer is the man!

Despite losing the World's no. 1 title to Rafa, and losing a couple more time after that, Federer got back up to his feet and conquered the lawn tennis world again. He laid low for a short while as he and his longtime girlfriend-fiance finally got married last April. But he has finally marked a new beginning as he wins his 14th major Grand Slam title - the French Open!

It used to be that it was Rafael Nadal who wins in the French Open. He lost out in the fourth round, though, to Sweden Robin Soderling, and is currently spending some sweet time off with his girlfriend. It's also healing time for his knee injury, so he's taking it easy. I'm sure he'll come back with a vengeance once he's okay. Then there might be another epic battle between the longtime rivals.

"I knew the day Rafa won't be in the finals, I will be there, and I will win. I always knew that, and I believed in it. That's exactly what happened," Federer said. "It's funny. I didn't hope for it. But I believed in it."

Throughout the match, Federer remained his cool. Even when a crazy fan came dangerously close to him came onto the court, the Swiss player played calmly and went on for the win against Soderling - 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4.

"Every time I played Roger, after the match, I always said, 'I played so bad today.' Now I learned that it's not that I played bad," Soderling said. "He makes me play bad."

Soderling didn't play all that bad. He had surprised tennis fans after he swept off Nadal, No. 10 Nikolay Davydenko, No. 12 Fernando Gonzalez and No. 14 David Ferrer. If he'll beat out Andy Murray, too, then I will keep tabs on this guy.

Federer Back On Victory Road As He Wins US Open Finals

I guess all Roger Federer needed was another win to get back on the victory road. And he's definitely back on that road. He beat out Andy Murray in the US Open finals Monday night, September 8. It was a 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 win, and it gave Federer his fifth consecutive US Open championship.

Winning the US Open also gave Federer his 13th Grand Slam title. He is now the only man in the history of lawn tennis to win five straight titles at two major events. One more and he'll be tied with Pete Sampras' 14 Grand Slam titles.

From Roger Federer official site:

I felt like I was invincible for a while again.

I always knew that if I were to get one Slam under my belt, especially the last one, things weren't looking that bad, like everybody was talking about. I didn't feel I was under pressure to prove myself in trying to win here, but this definitely feels very sweet.

Another Nadal-Federer Epic Final?

We can certainly expect another epic match between the two top players of lawn tennis, and it may just come sooner than later. It looks like Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are at different ends of the chart of US Open draws!

Federer on US Open and Davis Cup

The US Open has just started and Roger Federer is set to meet with Maximo Gonzalez (Argentina) for the first round of the tournament.

Federer is the 4-time holder of the US Open champion title. We might see him get his pace back in after a couple of defeats this year.

Federer is also looking forward to the Davis Cup tournament on September, with Sweden up against Belgium.

Officially World Nos. 1 and 2

As of August 18, 2008, the tallies are done and the two top lawn tennis players have officially switched positions. Rafael Nadal is now on top as the World No. 1 male lawn tennis player, while Roger Federer takes on the World No. 2 position.

Federer Wins Olympics Doubles With Wawrinka!

He didn't achieve his dream of getting the gold in the lawn tennis singles tournament of the Beijing Olympics. But we all know that Roger Federer can still win in any match, and win he did.

Federer won the gold in doubles with Stanislas Wawrinka, beating another Swedish pair (Thomas Johannsen and Simon Aspelin) in the finals. Roger Federer got his Olympic gold after all!

Federer Exits Olympics Tennis Singles

It's another heartbreaker for the Swiss as he was surprisingly defeated by American James Blake. This year doesn't seem to be a good one for Roger Federer.

The match was seemingly one-sided and James Blake took all the cards. Even Federer's formidable forehand was failing the athlete.

Federer had hoped to win in singles. But his defeat sealed it. He still remains for doubles, but he had hoped his victory would be in singles.

The Tennis Stars At the Beijing Olympics

The Beijing Olympics has begun, yet amidst the glorious celebration of sports victories, there are some simple things that trouble our lawn tennis stars. They're both at the top of their game, but they're also evidently not too comfortable with the setting.

For Roger Federer, it was the issue of not staying at the Olympic Village. Some people might frown on Federer's decision not to go along with everyone else to the Olympic Village. But it's pretty obvious from his character that he values peace and privacy, which he won't get if he stays in the Village. He prefers to be alone most of the time.

And as the one of the most famous athletes of the world, he also catches attention of many fans and people. Even fellow athletes are asking for his autograph and Federer just didn't want all that attention.

"Taking the bus and not being in control of my own schedule, and many people recognising me in the village. It was not as enjoyable as Sydney, which I loved."

Federer isn't the only one. Other star athlets like Ronaldinho and Kobe Bryant also opted not to stay at the Olympic Villages.

To be crowned World no. 1 Rafael Nadal, who is making his Olympic debut, is quite happy to be staying with the Spanish team in the Olympic Village.

"It's very different from the regular tournaments on the tour. You are in the Olympic Village, so it's always very nice to be with the rest of the sportsmen of the world."

Federer On Losing Cincinatti Masters

Roger Federer has it tough now that Rafael Nadal's fast catching up to take his crown as number 1. After losing in the ATP Masters, Federer has no choice but to keep on winning his future matches if he wants to retain his title.

From FOX Sports:

“So far it's OK,” Federer said.

“I guess I'll analyse and assess my game after the US Open.

“For the moment it's just all a blur. So many tournaments in a row, big tournaments in a row, it's hard.

“It's a tough trip we've got up in front of us now, going back to China and coming back to the Open.

“I'm looking forward for the next two tournaments. Those are really the ones that can make this season from a good one to a great one again. I hope I can manage to pull off something in the next couple of weeks.”

So Far.. for Roger Federer

Failing to snatch that sixth Wimbledon victory may have caused Roger Federer more pain than we seem to believe.

The number 1 player is now out of the Cincinnati Masters after losing to Croatian Ivo Karlovic. He was first defeated by Gilles Simon in the second round of the tournament. He won in his next match, against Robby Ginepri. But his latest loss booted him out of the tournament.

His position as World no. 1 is also threatened, now more than ever. His losses and Rafael Nadal's victories are speedily closing the gap between them. Nadal is set to overtake Federer and get the top rank if he continues to win the Cincinnati Masters.