Roger Federer may have a complete game and he may have won 11 majors (including three consecutive US Opens), but the two-time Olympian has never won a medal at the Games.

In his Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games, Federer almost won a medal before he won a major. Instead, the 19-year-old lost the bronze medal match to Arnaud DiPasquale of France, 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 6-3. But it wasn't a total loss. Federer met his girlfriend, Mirka Vavrinec, a teammate on that 2000 Swiss Olympic team.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Federer had already won three majors and was chosen by his teammates to carry the Swiss flag at the Opening Ceremony. But in the second round, at five-all in the third set against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, Federer had break points but failed to convert. Down 6-5, Federer was broken and upset, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

"That's just how it is,” he explained at the time.

Now, with the 2008 Beijing Games less than a year away, Federer may be able to avenge his losses. Already, good fortune is on his side. In China, the number eight is considered to be lucky. His 27th birthday happens to be Aug. 8 (or 8/8/08), the date of the Opening Ceremony, and the tournament lasts eight days.

It seems Federer just can’t quit the Olympics. He is already thinking beyond Beijing.

When London was chosen as the host city for the 2012 Games, Federer told reporters in England, "I've always said loud and clearly that my big goal is still to be here in 2012, playing the Olympics here at Wimbledon. After that, we'll see where my health takes me."