“Roger Federer to be Honored at Wimbledon for Eight Championship Wins”

The Swiss, who retired in September last year, will be recognized in the tournament where he became champion eight times.

Former tennis player Roger Federer will be honored during the next edition of Wimbledon, as confirmed by the organization of the oldest tournament in the world of tennis. The Swiss became champion there eight times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2017).

The winner of 20 Grand Slam tournaments, eight of them at the Cathedral of Tennis, will be honored along with the American Billie Jean King and the rest of the “Original Nine”, who were part of the WTA at the time of its founding 50 years ago. years (Julie Heldman, Valerie Ziegenfuss, Judy Dalton, Kristy Pigeon, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kelly Reid, Nancy Richey and Rosie Casals). There are no more details about the awards yet.

Federer, who was number 1 in the world for 310 weeks, won his first Grand Slam tournament by winning the 2003 edition of Wimbledon. From there he began an absolute dominance that included five straight wins until Rafael Nadal defeated him in the 2008 final, in what is considered one of the best matches in tennis history.

Despite the importance that 2003 and Wimbledon had for the Swiss’s career, this was not the first time that Federer drew the attention of the tennis world for his performances on British grass. His first big impact there was in 2001, when at just 19 years old he defeated Pete Sampras in the round of 16, who had just won six of the last editions of the third Grand Slam of the season.

In addition to the eight titles won at Wimbledon, Federer has also reached the final in four other editions (2008, 2014, 2015 and 2019) and had a record of 105 wins and 14 losses in the tournament.

Updated 04/25/2023 09:03:52