Roger Federer received a standing ovation of 1 1/2 minutes from spectators and Princess Kate as he entered the Royal Box at Centre Court during a brief ceremony honoring him for his men's-record eight singles championships at Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz is already one of the main men to beat in only his third Wimbledon tournament. The top-seeded Spaniard hasn’t been past the fourth round at the All England Club but he has become the primary threat in Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record-equaling eighth men’s title at the grass-court GSofia Kenin has surprised Coco Gauff by beating her 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the first round of Wimbledon in a back-and-forth matchup between two American women who both have reached No.
Before the start of play at Centre Court, an announcer explained that Federer was being honored for “his contributions to tennis — and, particularly, to these very special lawns.” Federer, who turns 42 on Aug. 8, announced his retirement at the end of last year following a series of knee operations.was a quarterfinal loss to Hubert Hurkacz at the All England Club in 2021.
The ceremony Tuesday included a video highlight reel that showed clips of Federer playing, winning and speaking at Wimbledon, where he won the first of his 20 career Grand Slam titles in 2003. That was the start of a run of five in a row that stretched through 2007, followed by additional championships there in 2009, 2012 and 2017., who won his first-round match on Monday, is trying to equal Federer this year by winning a fifth consecutive trophy and eighth overall at Wimbledon.
“When I stop, the tournament still lives on. The tournament is bigger than any player who’s ever lived,” a younger Federer said in an interview shown during the film Tuesday. “I really look forward to the day where I retire and I can come back and just have tea time, you know, on the terrace.”“Roger is legend. He makes every shot look easy,” 2022 Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur said. Alex de Minaur spoke of Federer’s “masterful elegance on a tennis court.
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