#3 Wimbledon 2003 – a talent is proved!
Roger Federer was, in 2003, no stranger to success at Majors – just not as an adult. In 1998, five years earlier at 16-years-old, a young Swiss ace named Roger Federer had won the boys’ singles at Wimbledon, almost instantly showing the world that he was someone they would want to watch out for.
And they did.
Federer was seeded fourth at the tournament, and in the semi-finals dispatched Andy Roddick, for whom he would become a Grand Slam nemesis, in straight sets to set up a final against the unseeded Mark Philippoussis.
After three tight sets, it was 21-year-old Federer who came out victorious – with his first ever Grand Slam title. The young player dropped to his knees in jubilation, with tears of utter happiness in his eyes.
Little did he know he’d win 17 more...
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