Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was greeted with deafening cheers as he made his way to the stands to join Princess of Wales Kate Middleton. The 20-time Grand Slam champion will be honoured on Centre Court today, July 4, to commemorate his amazing tennis career, during which he won the most Wimbledon singles championships of any player. The veteran reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships before losing to Hubert Hurkacz. In 2017, he won his eighth and final Wimbledon title.
Federer’s Wimbledon comeback
Wimbledon’s official Twitter account had earlier tweeted photos of Roger Federer arriving in Wimbledon for his special ceremony. Mirka, the 41-year-old’s wife, is accompanying him. Wimbledon has released a footage of the tennis legend walking into the Royal Box on Centre Court to deafening ovation and chants from the audience.In the box, he was joined by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, and his wife. The retiring tennis great received a minute-long standing ovation as he slowly waved to his admirers with a broad smile.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion retired from tennis in 2022 and has been enjoying his newfound free time since then. The Swiss have just attended a Coldplay performance in Zurich and even shared a stage with the band. During his title-winning run,then-World No. 5 did not drop a single set. The Swiss was up a set when his first-round opponent, Alexandr Dolgopolov, was forced to withdraw in the middle of the match. Roger Federer then defeated Dusan Lajovic in the following round to move to the third round of the Major.
The veteran defeated Mischa Zverev, brother of Alexander Zverev, in straight sets to set up a meeting with ‘baby Fed’ Grigor Dimitrov. Roger defeated him in straight sets and advanced to the quarterfinals, where he faced Milos Raonic.
Roger Federer defeated Cilic in the Wimbledon final for the eighth time in his career to claim the Wimbledon trophy. Elena Rybakina, the defending women’s champion, began her title defence against American Shelby Rogers, and the jubilation threatened to overshadow her.
On day two of the Championships, the stage was set for a unique homage to the player who first landed on these green shores in 1999 and made Wimbledon his personal Grand Slam domain by winning Gentlemen’s Singles championships in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2017. it was the first of three planned matches on the main show court, with two-time champion Andy Murray taking against fellow Briton Ryan Peniston later. Carlos Alcaraz, the top men’s seed, was in action on Court One beneath the cover, while play elsewhere in SW19 was halted due to rain.
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