WATCH: Roger Federer honored with a loud standing ovation and a special tribute video upon his return to the Wimbledon 2023
Tennis and the sports legend, Roger Federer gets his deserved honorary ceremony in the center court on Day 2 of the Wimbledon.
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Roger Federer (Image credit: credits: Twitter/TennisHQ_)
Roger Federer, one of the greatest ever to grace the tennis court, was welcomed by the fans with a long and loud standing ovation. The honorary ceremony for the tennis legend had Wales princess, Kate Middleton, in attendance. The Swiss legend’s parents and wife were in attendance too.
A short tribute video for the Swiss was shown, which included the likes of Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz, and Ons Jabeur. The applause from the fans and the words by the tennis players show the respect and love Roger Federer has earned over his career. The ceremony ended with Roger Federer taking his seat in the Royal Box.
The tennis royalty will be watching the three games in the Centre Court today from the royal box. The presence of Roger Federer at his old friend, Andy Murray‘s match will be a moment to watch out for the tennis fans.
“This is his kingdom, These are his people.” Roger Federer’s return to Wimbledon brings out the fandom in each and every one of us.
The short ceremony for Roger Federer’s homecoming filled every tennis fans with different emotions. Some tennis fans displayed their joy on his return to the center court. And some missed him and preferred to see him in his whites with a racket in hand than in his suit in the royal box. With wide range of emotions, the twitter reacts to the return of the GOAT.
Roger Federer was back to the center court after winning his first Grand Slam title in the same place 20 years ago. The return of Roger Federer surely made every tennis fans stand and applaud him, be it in the court or in their home. The Man, The Myth, The Legend.
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Rishav Agrawal
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