Wimbledon paid tribute to the legend of tennis Roger Federer as the eight-time winner champion returned to the All-England Club, as per TNN. The Centre Court crowd gave the Swiss icon a standing ovation and there were cheers as he headed to the Royal box.?
Federer was full of emotion at the gesture as he sat next to his wife Mirka and Catherine, the Princess of Wales. Despite not being involved with the game since he retired, Federer has not been forgotten.
Federer's presence at the tournament left the Centre Court crowd mesmerised as fans watched a short video presentation on the scoreboards ahead of Elena Rybakina's opening match.?
The film showed the highlights of Federer's brilliant Wimbledon career, from his 1st title in 2003 to the last in 2017.?
It took the spectators back in time as they relived Federer's greatness on the court.?
Federer won a total of 20 Grand Slam titles and it all began at Wimbledon 20 years back.?
His last appearance at Wimbledon came in 2021.?
When Federer turned up to play in the Swiss Open after his maiden Wimbledon crown in 2003, he had a surprise waiting.?
The organisers gave him a cow as a gift! Yes, it's true. He was given a prize cow that he named Juliette.?
"Now I need to find a garage for a cow, although I have no idea what a cow garage looks like," Federer joked at the time.?
That cow had a baby as well, which Federer named "Edelweiss."?
Many years later in 2013, he had been gifted one again. By then of course he already had 17 Grand Slams to his name.?
That must have been a familiar feeling.?
Federer at one point had the most Slams in men's singles. Currently, he is in 3rd place. Novak Djokovic leads the pack with 23 and Rafael Nadal has 22 at 2nd spot. ???