Dec 26, 2005 from USSA:
Roger Federer was the top overall vote getter and was named the 2005 Outstanding Athlete of the Year by the United States Sports Academy after a world-wide internet election hosted by USATODAY.com.

Dec 22, 2005 from Roger Federer Official Site:
Dear Fans

I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a terrific start into the New Year!

I've attached a greeting card (Flash) for you, below, enjoy!

Dec 20, 2005 from Roger Federer Official Site:
Dear Fans

I am off to Australia today after having spent some time in Switzerland. I have only played 5 tournaments since Wimbledon so you can imagine that I am really looking forward to getting onto the court again. At the same time I have lost some of my routine, of course, but am hoping for a good start into the new season. My foot also seems to be ready for the challenge, which is great.

I have worked hard on my fitness with Pierre Paganini these last weeks and am very happy with the result. I am now on my way to Down Under where I will work on my tennis skills with Tony Roche during 10 days.

My goals for the coming year certainly are to win Wimbledon for a fourth time - which would be amazing - and to stay number one. Everything else is a bonus on top of that. I will try to win every match I play; and I am not expecting the same dominance as this past year.

See you soon!
Yours

Dec 19, 2005 from ATP:
Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters have been named as the International Tennis Federation's World Champions for 2005. Federer became only the sixth man to be named World Champion for two consecutive years, following Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras and Lleyton Hewitt. ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: "Roger Federer was again the clear choice for ITF World Champion after another outstanding season." The ITF World Champions will receive their awards at the annual ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 6 June, in Paris during Roland Garros.

Dec 18, 2005 from swissinfo:
Roger Federer missed out on a hat-trick at the Credit Suisse Sports Awards. Federer attracted 30.3 per cent of the Swiss public's votes, while 125cc world motorcycle champion Thomas Lüthi, who won best male athlete of the year, pulled in 46 per cent.

Dec 12, 2005 from Roger Federer Official Site:
France's Sports Academy has awarded Roger it's annual "Grand Prix". "We are honouring the indisputable number one of the tennis world for his talent and his sportsmanship", said Alain Danet, the academy's president. Roger was elected unanimously and will be handed the prize coming spring. Apart from Roger other athletes honoured were Birgit Fischer (kayak), Janica Kostelic (ski) und Zara Phillips (riding).

Dec 8, 2005 from Roger Federer Official Site:
Roger's line of cosmetical products can now be ordered on a new online-plattform. Just follow the link and dive into Roger's world of fragrances.

Dec 7, 2005 from TennisReporters.net:
The International Tennis Writers Association (ITWA) has voted Kim Clijsters and Roger Federer its Player of the Year awards and its annual Ambassador for Tennis awards for 2005. It's the second year in succession that Federer has scooped both of the organisation's annual accolades.

ITWA's 104 members (from 17 countries) voted for him as their Player of the Year ahead of Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal. "Roger's 11 titles, including two Grand Slams, four Tennis Masters Series crowns and his incredible 81-4 match record clearly put him over the top," said TennisReporters.net co-owner and ITWA co-president Matthew Cronin. "With his remarkable variety, heady play and dogged competitiveness, Federer continues to push the sport to new heights."

Tennis journalists and broadcasters also recognized Federer's professionalism and hard work with the media and his role in helping the sport reach out to new and existing fans. He beat the likes of Andre Agassi and James Blake to pick up his second ITWA Ambassador for Tennis Award.

"The fans see you out on court and maybe they think 'He's a great player', but I don't know if they realize how much we are doing off the court in trying to improve the game and the image of the sport, which from my point of view are very, very important," said Federer.

Dec 2, 2005 from ATP Insider:
On Wednesday in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Roger Federer's parents Lynette and Robbie opened a multipurpose site in the small municipality of Zwide, turning control of the facility over to the local IMBEWU organization. The project was financed in cooperation between the Roger Federer Foundation and his sponsor, Nike. "I am tremendously proud that we have succeeded in making these great sport facilities available to the children and the young people," Federer said. "A great big thanks goes to Nike for the implementation. I am convinced that my sponsor will to do whatever it takes to maintain the site in perfect shape in the years to come so that as many kids as possible will be able to go in for sports and have a lot of fun there for a long time." The multipurpose site contains two tennis courts, a basketball and a netball court as well as a football ground, with court surfaces that were manufactured from recycled Nike shoes. The facility also will serve as a contact point for the municipality - for instance, for campaigns promoting the prevention of HIV and AIDS.

Roger Federer is one of 14 people on the ballot for the United States Sports Academy's 2005 Athlete of the Year award. Run in conjunction with USA Today, the USSA ballot includes Federer, Lance Armstrong, Ole Einar Bjoerdalen, Tom Brady, Reggie Bush, Tim Duncan, Jermaine Dye, Matt Leinart, Peyton Manning, Bode Miller, Asafa Powell, Aaron Peirsol, Tony Stewart and Tiger Woods. Voting is being conducted on-line at: http://www.ussa.edu/aoy/.