The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER！
A major biography of the most iconic men's tennis player of the modern era。
There have been other biographies of Roger Federer， but never one with this kind of access to the man himself， his support team， and the most prominent figures in the game， including such rivals as Rafael Nadal， Novak Djokovic， and Andy Roddick。 In The Master， New York Times correspondent Christopher Clarey sits down with Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis。
Roger Federer has often made it look astonishingly easy through the decades: carving backhands， gliding to forehands， leaping for overheads and， in his most gravity-defying act， remaining high on a pedestal in a world of sports rightfully flooded with cynicism。 But his path from temperamental， bleach-blond teenager with dubious style sense to one of the greatest， most self-possessed and elegant of competitors has been a long-running act of will， not destiny。 He not only had a great gift。 He had grit。
Christopher Clarey， one of the top international sportswriters working today， has covered Federer since the beginning of his professional career。 He was in Paris on the Suzanne Lenglen Court for Federer's first Grand Slam match and has interviewed him exclusively more than any other journalist since his rise to prominence。 Here， Clarey focuses on the pivotal people， places， and moments in Federer's long and rich career: reporting from South Africa， South America， the Middle East， four Grand Slam tournaments， and Federer's native Switzerland。 It has been a journey like no other player's， rife with victories and a few crushing defeats， one that has redefined enduring excellence and made Federer a sentimental favorite worldwide。
The Master tells the story of Federer's life and career on both an intimate and grand scale， in a way no one else could possibly do。
A major biography of the most iconic men's tennis player of the modern era。
There have been other biographies of Roger Federer， but never one with this kind of access to the man himself， his support team， and the most prominent figures in the game， including such rivals as Rafael Nadal， Novak Djokovic， and Andy Roddick。 In The Master， New York Times correspondent Christopher Clarey sits down with Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis。
Roger Federer has often made it look astonishingly easy through the decades: carving backhands， gliding to forehands， leaping for overheads and， in his most gravity-defying act， remaining high on a pedestal in a world of sports rightfully flooded with cynicism。 But his path from temperamental， bleach-blond teenager with dubious style sense to one of the greatest， most self-possessed and elegant of competitors has been a long-running act of will， not destiny。 He not only had a great gift。 He had grit。
Christopher Clarey， one of the top international sportswriters working today， has covered Federer since the beginning of his professional career。 He was in Paris on the Suzanne Lenglen Court for Federer's first Grand Slam match and has interviewed him exclusively more than any other journalist since his rise to prominence。 Here， Clarey focuses on the pivotal people， places， and moments in Federer's long and rich career: reporting from South Africa， South America， the Middle East， four Grand Slam tournaments， and Federer's native Switzerland。 It has been a journey like no other player's， rife with victories and a few crushing defeats， one that has redefined enduring excellence and made Federer a sentimental favorite worldwide。
The Master tells the story of Federer's life and career on both an intimate and grand scale， in a way no one else could possibly do。
Reviews
Vivita Dzērve
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I have no idea， why i even bought this book 😂 i guess the price was low enough。 I did not acknowledge a lot about Federer as a person in that sea of information， because there was everything about everyone in tennis history。 As i am not a fan of tennis and do not know the specifics and rules， big part of the book was not interesting at all and i could not value the uniqueness of Federer’s tennis abilities。 I guess for a fan this book might be a lot more interesting and valuable。 Not bad， but for I have no idea， why i even bought this book 😂 i guess the price was low enough。 I did not acknowledge a lot about Federer as a person in that sea of information， because there was everything about everyone in tennis history。 As i am not a fan of tennis and do not know the specifics and rules， big part of the book was not interesting at all and i could not value the uniqueness of Federer’s tennis abilities。 I guess for a fan this book might be a lot more interesting and valuable。 Not bad， but for me it was a struggle to get to the end。 。。。more
Kat
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The audiobook was great。 Super interesting！ I learned a lot about Federer and Tennis in general。 Also liked that Clarey touched upon other players and the business。
Aparna Kamath
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Great read。 Definitely enjoyed as Fed fan and tennis fan！
Andy Klein
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A solid sports biography。 The book does a great job giving you a sense of what Federer is like。 But， and there was probably no way around this， there was too much blow by blow of Federer’s wins and losses in Grand Slams。 In fairness， while Federer has made a ton of money and has done a fair amount of charitable work， the bulk of his life has really been spent playing tennis and marketing his tennis career。 So there was not much more than tennis to fill up a complete book。
Felix Vezina Paquin
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3，5 étoiles
BP Blouin
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Il s’agissait de la 1ère biographie que je lisais à vie et je n’ai vraiment pas été déçu。 Ceci-dit， j’étais un peu vendu avant de débuter la lecture， étant un grand fan de tennis。 Non seulement on apprend énormément sur la vie et le jeu de Federer， mais aussi sur plusieurs autres joueurs tels que Hewitt， Roddick， Nadal， Agassi， Sampras et Djokovic， ce qui rend la lecture encore plus intéressante。 Petit bémol sur les nombreuses descriptions de match de tennis qui deviennent par moment un peu trop Il s’agissait de la 1ère biographie que je lisais à vie et je n’ai vraiment pas été déçu。 Ceci-dit， j’étais un peu vendu avant de débuter la lecture， étant un grand fan de tennis。 Non seulement on apprend énormément sur la vie et le jeu de Federer， mais aussi sur plusieurs autres joueurs tels que Hewitt， Roddick， Nadal， Agassi， Sampras et Djokovic， ce qui rend la lecture encore plus intéressante。 Petit bémol sur les nombreuses descriptions de match de tennis qui deviennent par moment un peu trop longues mais ce n’est pas assez désagréable pour enlever une étoile。 Une biographie que je recommande à 100%！ 。。。more
Sebastien Casson
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As a huge Federer fan， I was always going to enjoy this book， even if it was bittersweet to re-live the rollercoaster of emotions and pain experienced during Wimbledon 2008 and 2019。 I have to say I really liked Chris Clarey's writing and ways of re-telling the stories， a lot of which I already knew。 It was generally not just a series of descriptions of his different matches so I also liked the way the book was constructed。 I found the bit on Federer's sponsoring， how he built his "empire"， and As a huge Federer fan， I was always going to enjoy this book， even if it was bittersweet to re-live the rollercoaster of emotions and pain experienced during Wimbledon 2008 and 2019。 I have to say I really liked Chris Clarey's writing and ways of re-telling the stories， a lot of which I already knew。 It was generally not just a series of descriptions of his different matches so I also liked the way the book was constructed。 I found the bit on Federer's sponsoring， how he built his "empire"， and the behind-the-scenes of his deal with Uniqlo really interesting too！Would certainly recommend this book to any tennis fan - but probably less to those who don't follow tennis 。。。more
Beverly Manring
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I was given an early copy in exchange for an honest review。 This was an insightful in depth review of the person not just the celebrity。。 a man who started his life in very humble beginnings to become a man at the top of the tennis world never forgetting where he came from with a mother who had lived through Apartheid。。 Federer projects normalcy amongst the extraordinary。 Whether an interview or how he handled moving with his children around the world。 Federerer would play his first tournament o I was given an early copy in exchange for an honest review。 This was an insightful in depth review of the person not just the celebrity。。 a man who started his life in very humble beginnings to become a man at the top of the tennis world never forgetting where he came from with a mother who had lived through Apartheid。。 Federer projects normalcy amongst the extraordinary。 Whether an interview or how he handled moving with his children around the world。 Federerer would play his first tournament on the grounds （grounds which were encircled by barbed wire。）that were overlooked by the prison which at one time had housed Nelson Mandela。 He would begin and end his career here on this humble court。 His father was Swedish therefore he”was born with dual citizenshiip and lived a good part of his life in Switzerland I am not much of a tennis fan but enjoyed this book very much。 He is a person who has given back to those around the world for children to have the opportunity to learn the sport。 Well worth giving it a go。 It was a book I saw and thought I didn’t know much about him and wanted to learn。 I would recommend this book。 Thanks to #NetGalley，，#Christopher Clarey， #TheMaster 。。。more
Oleksandr Komarevych
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Christopher Clarey had amazing work by bringing to light the story of a great athlete and person - Roger Federer。 Before reading the book， I could not tell much about why Roger was a remarkable tennis player， but he had the halo of talented and gifted communicators between the tennis and non-tennis world。 In the book， you have lots of statistics on matches， and Christopher delivered it as you were sitting with him， with other people on the court。 You can also read about different points of view Christopher Clarey had amazing work by bringing to light the story of a great athlete and person - Roger Federer。 Before reading the book， I could not tell much about why Roger was a remarkable tennis player， but he had the halo of talented and gifted communicators between the tennis and non-tennis world。 In the book， you have lots of statistics on matches， and Christopher delivered it as you were sitting with him， with other people on the court。 You can also read about different points of view on the life of a pro athlete: during the training session or after the match "room discussion"， the interviews with tennis starts as Djokovic， Nadal， Federer's coaches and tennis experts。 It is about the culture， team， family， friendship， and love to the sport。 Federer's credo: "Just be interested; be interested in all your things。" 。。。more
Dustin Hudak
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A great book about Roger Federer and his life。 Anyone interested in tennis or a professional athlete should read this book。
Fer Marin
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I love it！！！ A great book that gives you the opportunity to know Roger， the best tennis player ever， in all aspects， not just as a great tennis player but as a great person。
Miguel
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The author’s access to RF’s inner circle make the reader have a look into the personal side of all the milestones of Roger’s career。 The book is often too technical about Tennis as as sport but the rest of the content make it worthwhile to power through。
Mike Peterson
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Goat book for a Goat。
Slawek Czuba
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As a huge tennis fan， I find this book very politically correct and rather high level in terms of informative value。 I learnt very few interesting facts， nor was I exposed to any strong/controversial opinions to explain some of Federer’s ups and downs in this book。Also， the author keeps repeating himself over the chapters， I almost had a feeling that he wrote them completely independently and then collated them into a book。Moderately interesting at best。
Maha
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Is it a 5-star read because I'm a fan of Federer's？ Probably。 Nonetheless it's a must-read for every tennis fan out there， not only because it's access-granted for Federer's earlier career days， but it shows how much the game has evolved as well， alongside the standards of which the game has been received。 It beautifully states the way in which Federer has adopted the game over the years， and that my friends， is something that has been understated and unminded repeatedly in a way that needed suc Is it a 5-star read because I'm a fan of Federer's？ Probably。 Nonetheless it's a must-read for every tennis fan out there， not only because it's access-granted for Federer's earlier career days， but it shows how much the game has evolved as well， alongside the standards of which the game has been received。 It beautifully states the way in which Federer has adopted the game over the years， and that my friends， is something that has been understated and unminded repeatedly in a way that needed such a daring move to say it out loud， and this biography didn't fail to deliver just that。 。。。more
Rob Pruden
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I have been a tennis player my whole life and while my intense interest in the professional ranks focused more on the Borg and McEnroe rivalry， I have certainly followed the Federer， Nadal， Djokavk era as well with awe。 This author certainly knows the sport and had wonderful access to his subject and thus presents a compelling account of a world class athlete and a true credit to his country and mankind over all。 It even got me to You Tube yesterday to review some of the highlights captured in t I have been a tennis player my whole life and while my intense interest in the professional ranks focused more on the Borg and McEnroe rivalry， I have certainly followed the Federer， Nadal， Djokavk era as well with awe。 This author certainly knows the sport and had wonderful access to his subject and thus presents a compelling account of a world class athlete and a true credit to his country and mankind over all。 It even got me to You Tube yesterday to review some of the highlights captured in this wonderful book。 。。。more
Mr。 Kim
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A beautifully written book about Federer。 Clarey’s words helped me visualize and remember so many wonderful （and painful） moments from Fed’s career。 I especially appreciated the stories of Fed’s youth， which I knew very little about。
Nightingale
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Covering Federer's tennis path， personal life， and great rivals， Clarey understands and brings to life the tennis world in which Federer moves in this biography。 My knowledge of the tennis world has been greatly enriched by this book， and I enjoyed rewatching matches in my mind's eye through Clarey's brilliant writing。 Covering Federer's tennis path， personal life， and great rivals， Clarey understands and brings to life the tennis world in which Federer moves in this biography。 My knowledge of the tennis world has been greatly enriched by this book， and I enjoyed rewatching matches in my mind's eye through Clarey's brilliant writing。 。。。more
Shu
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Ever since reading DFW’s 2006 article for the NYT， “Roger Federer as Religious Experience”， I’ve subconsciously used it as a yardstick to measure any writing about Federer。 So far， none has come even close to how DFW captured the transcendental beauty of Federer’s game。 This book also fell short。 Then again， this biography is more of a reportage than a commentary。 What this book does quite well is the first hand interviews of other players and their thoughts on Federer。 Reading the book in 2022 Ever since reading DFW’s 2006 article for the NYT， “Roger Federer as Religious Experience”， I’ve subconsciously used it as a yardstick to measure any writing about Federer。 So far， none has come even close to how DFW captured the transcendental beauty of Federer’s game。 This book also fell short。 Then again， this biography is more of a reportage than a commentary。 What this book does quite well is the first hand interviews of other players and their thoughts on Federer。 Reading the book in 2022 and reliving some of RF’s classic matches surely made me feel nostalgic and aching for his return to the court！ 。。。more
Rdream
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Great biography。 Author describes Federer’s career completely and exposed some aspects that we hardly know。 It’s a awesome book to understand the whole career， personality of him and the reason why Roger is the GOAT of tennis。
Muneesha Goyal
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Excellent overview of Federer’s career and what he’s meant to the game of tennis
Bobby
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This book was everything I wanted it to be。 So god damned great。 A。
Katie Reynolds
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A truly thorough look at one of the greatest players of all time！ Amazing to learn about all that Roger has done both on and off the court。
Mariam
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Well written biography on Federer， a man I’ve highly respected growing up。 I highly appreciated how it was chronologically written as it made it very easy to read。The road to tennis stardom is not as easy as I thought it would be and it was all explained in Clarey’s collected stories on Federer’s life with tennis and his upbringing。 If there’s one thing I can conclude with this book is that Federer’s tennis career is still a history in the making。 Only reason I gave it four stars is because Clar Well written biography on Federer， a man I’ve highly respected growing up。 I highly appreciated how it was chronologically written as it made it very easy to read。The road to tennis stardom is not as easy as I thought it would be and it was all explained in Clarey’s collected stories on Federer’s life with tennis and his upbringing。 If there’s one thing I can conclude with this book is that Federer’s tennis career is still a history in the making。 Only reason I gave it four stars is because Clarey drops names assuming everyone knows tennis history （I understand that this was his audience， but it would’ve been nice to have some sort of index with who these people are）。 。。。more
Sahib Kang
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oh yeah。
Candy_K
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Finished the book right before a grass season without Roger （can’t believe it only takes two weeks）。 It’s kinda like an omen or a sign， the exact time the book published。 Don’t want to say the word out loud because he doesn’t want it either。 But you knew it。 “The timing was excellent。”The whole book was really well written。 The way it spoked， the words it used， the emotions it delivered， and the matches it covered （bonus on 05 AO SF with Marat Safin）， the whole sports business it portrayed， ever Finished the book right before a grass season without Roger （can’t believe it only takes two weeks）。 It’s kinda like an omen or a sign， the exact time the book published。 Don’t want to say the word out loud because he doesn’t want it either。 But you knew it。 “The timing was excellent。”The whole book was really well written。 The way it spoked， the words it used， the emotions it delivered， and the matches it covered （bonus on 05 AO SF with Marat Safin）， the whole sports business it portrayed， everything is just brilliant to me。 （The writer tended to be neutral for other players I guess， but， see… he got a full 36-page chapter titled PALMA DE MALLORCA， he’s the same biased as Roger is， haha。）Got to know Roger at a famous Fedal GS final when my mom was a big fan of him and I got a crush on Rafa （I’m not sorry at all mom）。 I can still remember the long hair and sleeveless top Rafa got the title in the end but couldn’t tell which exact year it was or on which court。 （God， how lucky I was if it’s July 6th 2008， THE FAMOUS， and how awful the same time since my memory of that match was terrible。） Mom kept telling me how elegant Roger was on court， how effortless his movement looked， which， to me by that time， was like genius yet less interesting。 Yet I grew fond of Roger with more games I watched， seeing his emotions up and down during the match， knowing his big-boy playfulness off courts and brilliant personality。 I’d say he’s the G。O。A。T。 not just in the sport but more as a character。 。。。more
Andrea
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Troppe lungaggini su una vita che， al di fuori del campo， è semplicemente priva di picchi o depressioni。 Tanti i contributi di familiari， amici e rivali di Federer。 Dedicato a Roger。
Salil Lavgankar
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Tennis and Cricket have always topped my sporting interests since childhood and paradoxically cricket was more watched while tennis was both played and watched。 The interests flowed to books as well， but cricketing books being more available and in larger quantity， I have rarely read books on tennis except the Wimbledon career biography of Chris Gorringe- an excellent book。 So when browsing through just happened to see this book on Roger Federer- and instantly made the decision to buy and read t Tennis and Cricket have always topped my sporting interests since childhood and paradoxically cricket was more watched while tennis was both played and watched。 The interests flowed to books as well， but cricketing books being more available and in larger quantity， I have rarely read books on tennis except the Wimbledon career biography of Chris Gorringe- an excellent book。 So when browsing through just happened to see this book on Roger Federer- and instantly made the decision to buy and read the same。 I can say happily that on the spur decision to read this book was the right one， and this is indeed a worthy biography of Federer。Regarding Federer， one can wax lyrical and it is truly magical to watch him play。 He has been an iconic figure in the game of Tennis and probably has given the maximum joy to the people with the sheer beauty and style of his play- translating into humongous achievements till now and hopefully counting more。The author has been in a vantage position over the years to observe， interact and understand Federer well， and this provides a good basis for the book。 The book really covers his journey well encapsulating his key moments， his initial struggles， his team over the years and personality traits。 One key takeaway is the effort that goes behind the scenes of making of a player in an individual sports like Tennis， and nothing really comes easy even for Federer- who seems to be born with god given talents。 The contributions of the team around him are brought out quite elaborately for us to understand better。The book moves in a episodic fashion focusing on significant moments， and then goes in deep with understanding different perspectives， and also providing the author’s views。 The author seems to present a balanced view while still being admiring Federer and I think this really elevates the book- not being too sugary nor too salty。Another key credit is that the book allows us to go deeper into Federer’s personality- and of his key rivals- Nadal and Djokovic and how they influenced Federer over the years and their relationship with him， and those make for compelling reading。Finally the author succeeds in presenting Federer genuinely with all his strong points， failings， traits， and the sheer presence of his personality。 Highly recommended for all fans of the ‘Master’ and the game of tennis。 。。。more
Bruce
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Interesting look at Federer and his life。 Didn't love how the narrative jumped around in time。 The subject was interesting， the writing not my favorite。 But worth a read if you follow tennis。 Interesting look at Federer and his life。 Didn't love how the narrative jumped around in time。 The subject was interesting， the writing not my favorite。 But worth a read if you follow tennis。 。。。more
Krishna Chaitanya
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