Roger Federer is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, but the Swiss legend has admitted he was pushed to breaking point by the behaviour of his rivals early in his career

Roger Federer has revealed how his wife, Mirka, helped ground him during his most challenging moments in tennis . Despite boasting 20 singles Grand Slam titles, the Swiss maestro has admitted his early professional career was anything but smooth sailing - even driving him to his limits.

The 44-year-old opened up about his struggles following news of his International Tennis Hall of Fame induction , telling Tages-Anzeiger: "The most difficult thing for me was the transition from juniors to the pros. At first it was super cool.

"Suddenly I was in the locker room with Pete Sampras , An

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