Roger Federer retired as perhaps the greatest tennis player of all time, but he might never have got there without the help of his Aussie coach.
A touring pro whose life led him to Switzerland and coaching, Carter taught Federer the game in two stints from ages 10 to 14, and 16 to 19.
"Carts was a shy country kid who didn't know what it meant to be full of himself or think he was better than he was or whatever. "I can say in total honesty, Peter was an absolute top-shelf kid from the second he got to our place until, I don't think he ever left in a sense, because anytime he was back in South Australia and back in Adelaide in particular, he was obviously always welcome to come back again.
Carter's single-handed cross-court backhand on match point was eerily similar to what we would see from his protégé in years to come. "He would have been a top 50 player easily in singles if it wasn't for the injuries that he got," said Cahill, who would go on to coach world number ones Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt and Simona Halep.
Smith agreed: "Peter could seriously play and it was only his lack of physical size and strength caused most of the troubles plus the injuries." A bleach-blond Roger Federer in 1998 at the age of 17, after winning the boys junior tennis event in Miami. "That's what I remember the most and saying that he thought that Roger had these unique skills and beautiful smoothness, those things were evident even at that age."
Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer after a match in 2002, which Hewitt won. The two had first met years earlier at the junior Davis Cup, with Federer claiming victory. Carter proved to be a seer, having told Smith's eldest son, Brett, during a trip to Switzerland just how good Federer could be."Bretty said he made this statement — 'this guy will be the best player this game has ever seen'."Anyone who has seen both Carter and Federer on-court will tell you Federer's beautiful all-court game was created in the image of his coach.
An emotional teen, Federer was trying to manage that alongside his desire for tennis perfection. He would often throw racquets and have outbursts. "I could just take an example. Peter Carter and Roger were playing squash at one tournament, and I was there watching," Lundgren said.
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