An interesting moment took place during the Biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide. Swiss tennis great Roger Federer appeared at the event. A former biathlete who wanted to have a broken tennis racket signed was also happy about it.
The biathletes were not surprised when Roger Federer unexpectedly appeared in front of them on Saturday. The famous tennis player visited the zone for athletes, where he exchanged a few words with the talented Niklas Hartweg and also spoke with the president of the Swiss Ski Federation, Urs Lehmann.
news-item-description">After the sprint, the French biathlete Justine Braisazová-Bouchetová also triumphed in the 10 km pursuit race at the SP event in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
However, one more special meeting with Klemen Bauer took place behind the scenes of the race. The former Slovenian biathlete, who finished fourth at the Vancouver Olympics, currently works as a television commentator. When he learned that Roger Federer was to be the guest of the race, he brought an old broken racket with him.
Even before his biathlon career, in 1999 Klemen Bauer was a ball collector at the ATP Challenger tennis tournament in Ljubljana, in which the rising star of world tennis also participated.
news-item-description">Swiss tennis player Belinda Benčičová announced the happy news at the beginning of November. They are expecting their first child with their partner, former Slovak footballer Martin Hromkovič. The athlete has now shared her happiness.
“I took away a broken tennis racket from this tournament, believing it belonged to Roger Federer. When I found out recently that he was going to appear at the tournament in Lenzerheide, I thought that this could be my chance. I always dreamed that he would sign my racket,” wrote Slovinec on the social network.
He therefore asked the organizers of the race to help him arrange a meeting with the Swiss tennis player. “I received a message to come as quickly as possible. Not long ago I was shaking hands with Roger Federer. I felt like we had known each other for 20 years. He remembered everything from that tournament in Slovenia,” adds the former athlete.
In the course of the meeting, however, it became clear that Klemen Bauer had lived for years under the delusion that he owned the racket of the famous tennis player. “Roger told me that he had never played with such a model and it must have belonged to his opponent. Besides, even in his wildest days he never broke a rocket like that, he always just threw it away.” says the former biathlete. They had a good time with Roger Federer about the whole situation and even took a photo together.
2023-12-18 18:00:00
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