‘It is a great pleasure to honor him’- Master Chocolatier Jorge Cardoso set to complete life-sized Roger Federer chocolate statue
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20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer has been out of action since mid-last year. He underwent double knee surgery in 2020 but came back on tour in 2021 at Doha. He played a few tournaments last year but was nowhere close to his best. After Wimbledon, he decided to undergo another major knee surgery which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2021 season.
He is currently 40-years old and hence many believe that we may have seen the last of Federer. A few weeks ago, Federer himself said that he will take the call depending on his recovery but he still intends to keep playing.
Federer to be honoured with life-sized chocolate statue
Portuguese master chocolate maker Jorge Cardoso is on the cusp of completing a life-sized chocolate statue of Swiss legend Roger Federer. The statue weighs over 100 kilograms and will be up for display in his shop in Fribourg. According to the Portuguese, the statue would be completed and up for display by Saturday.
Taking pride in his work, Cardoso revealed that it was the first work of such magnitude of a tennis player and that it would be put up for display to the public at his shop in Rue de Lausanne in Fribourg. The chocolatier revealed that the Swiss veteran was carefully studied before being crafted to make the statue look as realistic as possible. He also revealed that it was an absolute pleasure to honor a player of his magnitude.
“I should have them ready on Saturday. It will then be on public display in our shop at Rue de Lausanne in Fribourg. It is the first work of this magnitude that depicts the tennis player. Federer’s stature has been carefully studied to make it as realistic as possible. It is a great pleasure to honor one of the greatest athletes of our time,” said Cardoso.
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