Roger Federer to Play Corridor of Fame Celeb Professional Basic

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Roger Federer is bringing his grass-court sport to Newport.

Eight-time Wimbledon winner Federer will play the Corridor of Fame Celeb Professional Basic on August twenty eighth, the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame introduced right now. Tickets for Federer’s exhibition go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, February eleventh at 10 a.m. Japanese time. Please go to the Corridor of Fame web site for tickets.

Former world No. 1 Federer and trailblazing broadcaster Mary Carillo will likely be inducted into the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame’s Class of 2026 in August.

Right here’s an entire record of the Worldwide Corridor of Fame weekend of occasions for the Class of 2026:

Federer introduced the excitement and his all-court expertise again to the Pleased Slam final month.

Federer practiced with world No. 13 Casper Ruud then the pair performed a tiebreaker earlier than a packed and enthralled Rod Laver Area crowd.

The session got here almost seven years after their one and solely ATP Tour assembly when Federer repelled Ruud 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(8) on the 2019 Roland Garros.

Watch Federer efficiently serve-and-volley in opposition to Ruud then shock the three-time main finalist with a clear backhand return winner down the road at in regards to the 3:25-mark of the video under.