A street on the name of World Champion “Roger Federer”


A street on the name of World Champion “Roger Federer”

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World Champion or living legend, Roger Federer has a street on his name. Not just his class, elegance, or aggression on the tennis court. There are many special moments in his remarkable career among which, this one was one of the best.

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There was the moment when the street in Biel, Switzerland changed its name to “Allee Roger Federer”. The street is connected straight to the National center of Swiss tennis. This is also the one where Roger started his journey as a junior tennis bloke to become the living legend of the court.

Reacting to that Federer said, “I am very moved, I never thought I would see a street named after me.”

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1500 people attended this event of Roger Federer street back in 2016. The tennis center organized the WTA event in 2017 which was moved to Lugano, Switzerland. Along with his street, Roger Federer has one street on his name in Germany too.

In 2012, the Halle open ATP tournament has a special connection with Roger Federer where seized 10 singles titles in his career. Federer was applauded and the street name was changed to Roger Federer Allee in Halle in 2012.

2016 was not good year for tennis champion as didn’t lift the grand slam. He even lost the semi-final match against Milos Raonic in the Wimbledon when he missed the season due to injury. But 2017 was a redemption of Roger Federer, when he won two grand slams back to back.

The last grand slam he won in 2018 but in the 2020 season he might not get taste of the trophy due to surgery he gone through earlier. Back in 2016, who would have been predicted that the legend will make a comeback In 2017 with grand slam in his aresenal.

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