who did roger federer beat in his first grand slam
Roger Federer In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis in the final.[62] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi[63] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[62] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[62] Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships over Andre Agassi, finishing the year as world #2, narrowly behind Andy Roddick by only 160 points.[62]