DOB:08.08.1981 Nationality:Swiss World Ranking:8 Previous French Open results: 2001 ::quarter-final 2000 ::fourth round 1999 ::first round 1998 ::n/a

Both on and off the court, Federer is one of the most easy-going and popular players on the tour.

And the 21-year-old is now getting the results to match.

He has reached finals in Milan, Miami and Hamburg and won the International Series event in Sydney in 2002 - his first tournament of the season.

He has yet to reach the peak of his ability but early promise suggests that the Swiss star could be a future world number one.

After early struggles on the clay, he appears to be hitting peak form at the right time.