Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, record holder of the Wimbledon title, expressed this Sunday his desire to compete in the London ‘Grand Slam’ “once again”, during the centenary celebrations of the emblematic court tournament center.
“I hope I can come back [a disputar o torneio] one more time. (…) I miss Wimbledon“Confessed Federer, who has been out of competition since he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of last year’s edition of Wimbledon due to a knee injury.
The Swiss, who holds the record for titles in the British tournament on grass, with eight trophies (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 and 2017), attended a ceremony that featured other illustrious names from the past. the modality, such as Margaret Court, Martina Hingis and Bjorn Borg.
“I was very lucky to be able to play a lot of matches this year. court. It’s fantastic to be here with all these champions. I remember the excitement of playing here with [o norte-americano] Pete Sampras, in 2011,” the 40-year-old Federer said.
The Swiss, who has undergone several knee operations in recent years and plans to return to competition at the end of 2022, “knew that a very tough year would follow” when he said goodbye to the last edition of the competition.
Serbian Novak Djokovic who has won the tournament six times (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021) and is one of the favorites for the title in the third important 2022, was another of the champions present at the centenary ceremony of the court central.
Source: Observadora
