Chris Bowers – författare

Updated to include the full 2012 season, a biography of the man many consider the greatest-ever tennis player

Roger Federer''s astounding all-around ability has led to him being referred to as one of the most complete players the game has ever seen, and with 17 Grand Slam wins and an Olympic Gold Medal under his belt, the Swiss star has already achieved legendary status in the game. This authoritative and affectionate biography traces Federer''s rise, from his first tentative strokes with a tennis racket to how he dealt with being sent away to a training academy where he struggled to communicate in a French-speaking part of Switzerland, as well as how he handled the sudden death of his first real coach and mentor. It also examines how Roger has bounced back from arguably one of the most challenging periods of his career; following a serious illness and a dip in form, he broke his run of successive Wimbledon championship wins and was toppled from the number one spot by rival Rafael Nadal—but in characteristic style, silenced his critics by once again returning to winning form. This biography explains how Roger''s professionalism and charm, as well as the time he devotes to his charitable foundation, have won him huge amounts of respect from both his fellow athletes and tennis professionals alike.

I många år debatterades det huruvida Roger Federer skulle kunna kallas världens bästa tennisspelare genom tiderna eller inte. Men efter att han 2009 slog Pete Sampras rekord i antalet vunna Grand Slam-titlar slutade folk att tvivla. Faktum är att den ödmjuka och artiga schweizaren räknas som en av idrottshistoriens största. 

Britten Chris Bowers är en av de mest respekterade journalisterna inom tennisen och har följt Federer under hela hans seniorkarriär och har tack vare möten med Federer själv, intervjuer och mängder av research kunnat skriva en biografi om Federer som tar med läsaren genom Rogers uppväxt fram till i dag då han tränas av sin barndomsidol Stefan Edberg. Boken beskriver såväl hans med- som motgångar under karriären.