2022 was a very important and special year for the world of tennis. Several special events took place, just think about the exclusion of Novak Djokovic from the Australian Open or the exclusion of Belarusian and Russian tennis players from the last Wimbledon, but above all it was the year of withdrawals, of the farewells of two legends of this sport such as Serena Williams and, above all, Roger Federer.
The Swiss champion tried with all his might, he wanted to play and maybe try to win one last Slam, but he couldn’t do it and in the end he said goodbye to everyone during the Laver Cup. In this competition Roger played a doubles match with his friend and great rival Rafa Nadal and both staged a worthy match that generated many tears among the fans.
While the circuit has run its course, Roger has stopped and in recent weeks has participated in various events, talking about his career among other things. The Swiss champion appeared as a guest on Trevor Noah’s American Wednesday night show The Daily Show.
Roger shared many anecdotes about his career: “It was a really exciting end of the race. It’s great that I have cultivated and maintained good relationships with all my rivals after everything I’ve been through.
We have seen very tough matches, great victories but also very bitter defeats, but in the end, maintaining these relationships is fantastic. Djokovic and Nadal? Maybe people don’t know it, but we shared the same dressing room and went to the same places to eat.
Normally even in the same hotels. So we saw each other all the time and also trained together. Training? Well, at first I trained with Nole and Rafa, then I stopped so they wouldn’t know my tactics, I continued training a lot with others, my favorite tennis player was Stan Wawrinka”
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Roger Federer, arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, recently shared a humorous incident from one of his Wimbledon appearances. “When you win Wimbledon, you become a member automatically.
So I’m like, ‘No, I don’t have my membership card but I am a member and I’m just wondering where I can get in,’ and she said, ‘Yeah, but you have to be a member.’ I was like, ‘I’m just asking you again where can I get in,’ and she said, ‘The other side, but you have to be a member.
So I look at her one last time and I’m so sorry, I couldn’t believe and still can’t believe I said this and because I still feel bad about it,” he added. “I’d look at her and say, ‘I have won this tournament eight times. Please believe me, I am a member!'”