6. 3
Federer won a rare double on grass at Halle, winning both
singles and doubles. His opponent in singles and doubles was
the same person – a former world no 1. Who ?
7. 4
Pictured is a Frenchman named Julien Boutter. What is
his relevance to Federer ?
8. 5
The Agassis vs Kim / Tim was an exhibition match on 17th
May 2009, celebrating the completed roof on Centre Court,
Wimbledon.
On the same day Federer blanked Rafa in straight sets in the
finals of another tournament, a rare victory. Where ?
9. 6
Roger Federer is one of the two players who jointly
hold the record of the longest ‘best of 3 sets’ match
in the Open era. Of course Federer was the winner.
Who was his opponent ?
12. 8
The Barney R Mystery series by Enid Blyton – famous British
children’s author - has a main character called Roger. There is
a unique coincidence in this series of books with Roger
Federer. What ?
13. 9
Connect Rhine Falls in Switzerland to Michael
Caine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The one word
answer has a connection to Roger Federer.
14. 10
This famous company’s name was an acronym of a
Basel based chemical industry. It has a unique
connection with Roger Federer from a family
perspective and not from any sponsorship or
endorsement aspects. Which company ?
15. 11
This India-based football tournament is named after its
founder Sir Mortimer _______, who was the Foreign
Secretary looking after India from 1884 to 1894. It has a
connection to Roger’s mother Lynette. Fill in the blank.
20. 15
Patrick Rafter – 4
Stefan Edberg – 5
Roger Federer – 10
What are we talking about ?
21. 16
Fedberg at ‘light practice’. Where were they
sparring together ? ( an interesting video was also
shot )
22. 17
Both Roger and Stefan have a nemesis each as far as
Head-to-Head rivalry goes. And also a very close
H2H scoreline. Roger – Rafa is 10 – 23. Likewise
Stefan - _____ is 10 – 25. Fill in the blank.
24. 18
Annette Olsen Edberg was interestingly another
famous tennis player’s girlfriend prior to her getting
married to Edberg. Whose ?
25. 19
“If not for him then Michael ( Stich ) and me would
still be playing” said Edberg after losing in the 1990
Wimbledon semis. Who is this gentleman ?
26. 20
Stefan Edberg has a performance-oriented distinction
along with John McEnroe in male tennis – something
not achieved by even Roger Federer. Nothing to do
with tournaments or Grand Slams. What distinction ?