Hey y'all. I'm Roger Federer and I'm going to the Olympic Games

For frequent travelling tennis pros, which Roger Federer belongs to since 3 years, the Olympics are just for truing

The four Grand Slams are equal to the Olympics.They are on the same level and then there are the nine Super Nine, the World Ser... uhm. what they'are called? the World Series or something

That results in 15 tournaments. In addition to that I have my favourite tournaments: Basel Swiss Indoors and then Gstaad UBS Open and then just the Davis Cup, these are my highlights every year.

The native of Muenchenstein has begun his tennis career as a little boy

When I was 3 or 4 years old I've began to hit the balls

and then I've begun to play intensively everymore, in the same time I've played football(soccer)

I've got into tennis mainly because of my parents

His first encounter whith the big ones in tennis was in Basel as a ball boy

I was also one who rushed to the players for signatures. I know how it is for the players.

That's why now I'm trying to give many signatures. To give the children a favour

I know how important it was for me always to have a signature

Meanwhile in the attic room in Muenchenstein it has accumulated a great deal

Here I've got honored as the number onein Paris

This was actually quite nice. I was already in a tournament in England and then I was invited there. So I quickly travelled across for one night

And was honored as the number one in the world

And now here..This was a tournament in Marseille. I played against Rosset where I lost 6:3 in the the third set

Early on Roger was away from home to attend the tennis school

Certainly it was a huge switch but I've got used to

Surely I miss my friendships from Basel a little bit

But also on the tour the Basel the inhabitant of basel has found friends

My advantage is that I'm speaking fluently in English, German and French so I can speak with the Frenchmen, the Germans and everyone who speaks English

This is why I'm having a lot of friends

Nevertheless this life also has it's negative sides

Yeah sure. I'm rarely seeing my family and friends

I would much prefer to spend my times here with my friends

But this is simply not possible in this sport because I love tennis over everything... Tennis is my sport and therefore I have to swallow it

Roger already pocked some dollars but for him this is not the most important thing

Important for me is my carreer, the tournaments so that I go far and that I improve myself every day a bit

Money is only important because I have to pay my flights, the coach. So all my expenses are covered easily

Before his departure to Torronto hi has a day off. A day off means for him?..

Mainly watching TV, listening to music, playing on the PlayStation and uhm spending my time with my colleagues, and drink something with them

It's going upwards for the man from Muenchenstein like here with the win against Goran Ivanisevic

In private he has the same troubles like ever other in his age. Until shortly his relationship ended with his girlfriend

Until recently it ended and I found it really difficult to have an active relationship because I'm rarely seeing her and you have to be on the phone everytime

Is this the price in this sport

I'm feeling happy all alone and I'm not looking for a new girlfriend I'm happy

Starting tomorrow tennis dominates his every day again and for your interest he is seen again at 21 october in the Joggelihalle