Roger Federer

Climate activists used tennis imagery in protests against Credit Suisse to draw attention to the bank's partnership with Federer and its financing of fossil fuel-related companies. The #RogerWakeUpNow campaign was amplified by Greta Thunberg in 2020.

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Shortly after Federer switched from Nike to Uniqlo, Public Eye and the Clean Clothes Campaign publicly challenged him about approximately 2,000 former Indonesian Jaba Garmindo workers seeking millions of dollars in recognised but unpaid wages and compensation. More than 10,000 messages called on him to use his influence with his sponsor.

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Julien Benneteau accused Federer of benefiting from particularly favourable match times at the Australian Open and raised a conflict of interest because Tennis Australia and its chief Craig Tiley had links to the Laver Cup, a competition developed with Federer's agency Team8.

After losing to Novak Djokovic in the US Open semi-final despite holding two match points, Federer described the Serbian player's spectacular return as a 'lucky shot' and implied that Djokovic had played like someone who no longer truly believed he could win.

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During the US Open final he lost to Juan Martín del Potro, Federer became angry with chair umpire Jake Garner and used an obscenity picked up by television microphones.

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Federer moved his main residence from the Basel area to Wollerau in the canton of Schwyz, widely described as a Swiss tax haven. The move by a very high-earning celebrity immediately raised questions about possible tax motives.

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