January 1, 2007
Federer Repeats as L'Equipe Champion of Champions
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Roger Federer with L'Equipe Champion of Champions 2006 trophy.Roger Federer has been voted Champion of Champions by journalists of the French sports daily newspaper L’Equipe, for the second year in a row.
Federer topped the list with 912 points, ahead of golfer Tiger Woods – who watched the ATP World No. 1 win his ninth Grand Slam at the US Open in September.
Second-placed Woods with 257 points was just 15 points ahead of F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso of Spain.
Federer is only the second tennis player to receive the prestigious award (Andre Agassi, 1999) and only the third athlete to win the award more than once (Carl Lewis 1983-84, 1991 and Michael Schumacher 2001-03).
Last year the Swiss superstar won 12 titles, which included three Grand Slams, four ATP Masters Series events and the circuit finale Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai. He finished the 2006 season with a 92-5 match record.
The 25-year-old received the Champion of Champions 2006 trophy in Dubai, where he is preparing for the new season.
Nn sto qui ad elencare tutti gli altri record battuti nel 2006 , ANNO MIGLIORE PER IL RE DEL TENNIS, ed i premi ed i riconoscimenti avuti ma è giusto che nella sezione altri sport VENGA SEGNALATO CHI è IL RE DI TUTTI GLI SPORT (calcio compreso).