Julien beneteau vs roger federer biography
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June 29, 2012: The day Roger Federer stood on the brink of elimination against Julien Benneteau
What happened exactly on that day?
On this day, June 29, in 2012, Roger Federer came back from two sets down against Frenchman Julien Benneteau in the third round of Wimbledon. After three hours and 24 minutes of play, the Swiss eventually prevailed (4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-1), winning a match after coming back from two sets to love down for the eighth time in his career. Federer would then go on to claim his 17th Grand Slam crown, his first success at the All England Club since 2009, and his first major title since the 2010 Australian Open.
The players: Roger Federer and Julien Benneteau
- Roger Federer, the Swiss genius
Roger Federer, born in 1981, was world No 3 in June 2012. He had dominated the game outrageously in the 2000s, especially between 2004 and 2008, conquering 12 Grand Slam titles before Rafael Nadal challenged him for the world No 1 spot. In 2011, it was Novak Djokovic who became the best player in the world. Federer, who had claimed 16 Grand Slam titles between 2003 and 2010, had not lifted a major trophy since the 2010 Australian Open, two and half years earlier. In the nine previous Grand Slams, he had reached the final only once, at Roland-Garros, and was
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Julien Benneteau
French sport player (born 1981)
Benneteau at representation 2017 Suburbia Championships | |
| Country (sports) | France |
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| Residence | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Born | (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 43) Bourg-en-Bresse, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$9,556,742 |
| Career record | 273–297 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (17 Nov 2014) |
| Australian Open | 3R (2006, 2012, 2013, 2018) |
| French Open | QF (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2010) |
| US Open | 3R (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2012) |
| Career record | 265–195 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (3 Nov 2014) |
| Australian Open | QF (2007) |
| French Open | W (2014) |
| Wimbledon | F (2016) |
| US Open | SF (2004, 2007) |
| Tour Finals | SF (2014) |
| Davis Cup | W (2017) |
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Wimbledon 2012: Federer comeback denies Benneteau
Third seed Federer plays Belgian Xavier Malisse on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals.
Federer, 30, went into the match a red-hot favourite having dropped only nine games in his first two matches.
But Nadal's loss to world number 100 Lukas Rosol, arguably the biggest upset in Wimbledon history, showed that no player is safe on the grass of SW19.
Benneteau, also 30, reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 2010 but has never won an ATP Tour event.
However, he beat Federer the last time they met, on the hard courts of Paris in 2009, and the underdog came out swinging under the Centre Court roof.
Behind a booming serve and thunderous groundstrokes, Benneteau ambushed Federer in the first set, breaking him at 4-4 before holding serve.
The players exchanged breaks at the start of the second set and when Benneteau won the tie-break 7-3, Federer was contemplating his first third-round exit at a Grand Slam tournament since the French Open of 2004.
But Federer made short work of the third set before coming through a nerve-jangling fourth-set tie-break.
With a raucous crowd contemplating an epic deciding set, disaster struck for Benneteau when he succumbed to an injury in his first service game.
Benneteau received a