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Aug 1, 2023 · On this day, August 1 in 2002, Peter Carter, the Australian captain of the Swiss Davis Cup team and former coach of the rising tennis star, Roger Federer, tragically died in a car crash in South Africa. Carter had coached young Federer since he was nine years old, shaping his technique and trying to channel his energy.
Nov 7, 2020 · Peter Carter was the first and most influential coach of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. Carter died in a car accident in 2002, nearly a year before Federer won his first Major title.
- Haresh Ramchandani
There is a story to this couple, and it shows what a good human being Federer is. The couple are Bob and Diana Carter, the parents of his first international coach, the Australian Peter Carter. Federer was just nine when Carter took him under his wing. In 2002, in a terrible tragedy, Carter died in a car accident while on a vacation with his wife.
Sep 15, 2022 · Federer was speaking about the influence Peter Carter had on his life back in 2019, nearly two decades on from his death in 2002. ... tragedy struck in 2002 when he was killed in a car crash while ...
- Josh Fordham
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Carter died in a car accident on 1 August, 2002 while on a belated honeymoon to Kruger National Park in South Africa (his wife Sylvia had been recovering from Hodgkin's disease). Carter was in a vehicle which swerved off the road to avoid a head-on collision with a minivan. Career finals Doubles (1 titles)
Jan 7, 2019 · Roger Federer's inspirational former coach died in a car crash on his honeymoon in 2002. Nearly two decades on, Federer still gets emotional when he talks about Peter Carter.
Jul 5, 2017 · For Roger Federer, Peter Carter's death was one of the worst disappointments in his life. On 1st August 2002 his former Australian coach died in a car accident in 2002 in the Barossa Valley, South ...
