Roger Federer will pay a visit to the All England Club during this year’s Wimbledon. A record eight-time Wimbledon champion, Federer is an absolute legend and icon at the Championships. Federer, who retired from professional tennis at the Laver Cup in late September, has not made any guest appearances at tournaments since his retirement.
During this year’s Wimbledon, organizers plan to celebrate Federer’s amazing career. “Roger will be visiting here as a member. He is always welcome”said AELTC Chairman Ian Hewitt, according to James Gray.
Roger Federer *will* be at #Wimbledon this year.
Chairman Ian Hewitt said: “Roger will be making a visit here as a member. He is very welcome any time.”
The club are also planning to celebrate his career during the Championships.
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Federer visits Wimbledon, which wants to support Ukraine
On March 31, Wimbledon announced that Russian and Belarusian players would be allowed to return to the tournament that year.
However, the general belief was that Wimbledon was under so much pressure that they had no choice but to end their Russian and Belarusian bans. However, the Wimbledon organizers still feel deeply for the people of Ukraine and will make donations to the Ukrainian Aid.
“We are delighted to announce that in partnership with the LTA we will be donating £1 to Ukraine aid for every Championship ticket holder this year, resulting in a contribution of over half a million pounds.
We will again be working with Merton and Wandsworth Councils and the British Red Cross to invite 1,000 Ukrainian refugees to visit us in Wimbledon for the day including tickets, food and drink and transport.
For the Ukrainian players, the All England Club and LTA will fund accommodation costs for two rooms for all main draw and qualifier players for the entire grasscourt season.
These players will also be given the opportunity to train either on All England Club pitches or, via the LTA, on Surbiton pitches between their final game at Roland-Garros and the Saturday before qualifying week at Wimbledon.” said Hewitt.
2023-04-26 14:50:37
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