Roger Federer is possibly one of the most successful tennis players of this generation. With 20 Grand Slam victories, the 40-year-old established world superstar status during his 22-year professional career in the men’s singles category.
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However, one achievement that eludes him in this category is an Olympic gold medal. During a recent appearance, Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard pointed out that statistic in one game.
Eugenie Bouchard refers to Roger Federer in a pun
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Although Bouchard He will not participate in the next US Open, he will still be in Flushing Meadows for the Grand Slam. She will be featured as a studio analyst during the Tennis Channel coverage.
Days before the Grand Slam on hard court, he participated in a game titled ‘Word Rally’. Given a set of words, he needed to say the first word that came to mind. One of those words was Federer, to which she simply said, Roger.
However when Tokyo Olympics The name of gold medalist Belinda Bencic appeared, the 27-year-old noticed her achievement immediately. In addition, he referenced the medal bypassing Federer’s illustrious career to mark the importance of the achievement.
When Bencic’s name came up, Bouchard said, “Singles gold medalist before Roger Federer! Amazing!”
Despite a difficult start to 2021, Bencic engraved his name in the history books of the Tokyo Olympics. She defeated surprise pack Marketa Vondrousova in the final to become the first Swiss woman to win an individual gold medal.
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Federer is on hiatus from tennis citing knee surgery
While Bencic will look to continue his good form at Flushing Meadows, his compatriot Federer will miss the remainder of the 2021 season.
–In two weeks, the 40-year-old could fall behind Novak Djokovic in the record books for the most Grand Slam wins. Should he return in 2022, can Federer add more major titles to his name? Only time will tell.
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