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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Charity Auction Item - Roger Federer signed Tennis Racquet




The ultimate collectible item, a chance to own a piece of sporting history with a box framed, signed Tennis Racquet as used by the World Number 1 Mens Tennis player - Roger Federer.

Federer was born in 1981 and as of April 26, 2010 is ranked World Number 1, having previously held number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks. He is widely considered to be the greatest tennis player of all time.

He has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other male player. He is the most recent of six male players to have captured the career Grand Slam, one of only 3 since the beginning of the Open Era and one of only 2 male players in history to have won all 4 Grand Slam titles on 3 different surfaces - clay, grass and hard courts.

Federer has appeared in an unprecendent 22 career Grand Slam finals and as of January 2010 has reached the semi finals or better of the last 23 Grand Slam tournaments - a record streak that spans over 6 years.

He also holds the record of reaching 10 consecutive Grand Slam Finals and has appeared in 18 of the last 19.

He has won 4 ATP World Tour Finals and 16 ATP Masters Series Tournaments. He has also won the Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

He has been named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 4 consecutive years (2005-2008).

Now is your chance to bid on a piece of sporting history and help a great cause!

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