Tim Henman reveals what made Roger Federer 'most complete player' ever

Former Britain’s number one Tim Henman has recently spoken about what made Switzerland’s Roger Federer a complete player. The 43-year-old is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category.

Former Britain’s number one Henman has recently spoken to talkSPORT, where he called Federer the ‘most complete player’ he has ever faced. The 50-year-old was of the opinion that the former world number one’s ability to play on every surface made him a great player.

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“I played Federer the most and I felt that he had the most complete game,” he said. “For me, he was the most complete player that I ever played against. He could play on any surface, had very few weaknesses and there wasn’t a specific area that you could necessarily attack.”

Federer retired from professional tennis in September 2022 after struggling with fitness concerns. He stayed as the number one player in men’s tennis for 310 weeks, including a run of continues 237 weeks. He was the first player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era to win more than 15 Grand Slam titles. He was also the first player to win 20 or more major titles.

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His most successful competition was Wimbledon, where he won the title eight times. His first major title came in London in 2003, where he defeated Australia’s Mark Philippoussis in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-2, 7-6. Federer’s last major title came in 2018 when he lifted the Australian Open after beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the final in a five-set thriller with a score of 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. Other than that, the Basel-born star also won the ATP Finals on six occasions and also won a gold medal for his country in the Beijing Olympics in the doubles category.

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