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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.
Feb 14, 2016 · Carter, a tennis player himself, was born in South Australia – also to a father named Robert. He showed promise early on, and began being coached by a man named Peter Smith – the former coach...
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- 'He Was A Very Talented Kid'
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- 'He Just Made The Really Difficult Look Easy'
- 'It Shook me. It Woke Me Up'
Carter took up the game early in life, learning from his father Bob on the courts of Nuriootpa. However, his game quickly outsized the small country town and a move to Adelaide beckoned as travel became burdensome. In the late 1970s, Peter Smith was the South Australian junior state team coach, charged with scouting any players across the state wit...
Carter's playing career peaked at a ranking of 173 in the singles, and 117 in the doubles. It's a cliché in sport that a career was cruelled by injuries, but it's one Cahill and Smith believe in Carter's case. "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 worl...
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. Carter, like Federer, played a glorious single-handed backhand – as seen on match point in that 1982 match against Alexander — and he glided around the court with similar style. "Well actually it was really si...
Carter was honeymooning with his wife, Sylvia, in South Africa when the car he was a passenger in flipped, killing both he and the driver. It was August 1, 2002, and aged just 37, Carter passed away while Federer was still trying to find his way on tour. "Horrible," Lundgren said. "We were in Toronto, me and Roger, and so was Darren (Cahill). Darre...
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At age 10, Federer began being taught at the club by Australian former tennis player Peter Carter. Federer has credited Carter for his "entire technique and coolness". Federer grew up playing many sports, such as badminton, basketball, football, and tennis, but he was most taken by the latter two.
Jul 5, 2017 · Tennis - The Swiss player speaks about the Australian's coach influence on him until when he died in 2002. Published July 5, 2017 13:18. by Luigi Gatto. For Roger Federer, Peter Carter's...
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. Our exclusive ...
Sep 15, 2022 · Carter was a mentor to the Swiss tennis star, coaching him at his club in Basel right through to being an ATP professional. The Australian saw huge potential in him and used to rave about him...
