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Former world No. 1 Roger Federer was a fierce finisher on the tennis court docket.
Right this moment, Federer served as stirring opener on the race monitor.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion and Rolex ambassador Roger Federer waved the French Tricolor flag at 4 p.m. native time to start out the 93rd version of the celebrated 24 Hours of Le Mans immediately.
Sporting sun shades, Federer appeared thrilled conducting the flag-waving begin to one of many world’s most well-known races.
Because the Official Timepiece and unique main associate of the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2001, Rolex stated in an announcement it “acknowledges the endeavor and sacrifice it takes to cross the end line – a journey outlined by willpower and the pursuit of the extraordinary.”
The Swiss watchmaker has supported main tennis tournaments for near half a century—Rolex’s court-side clock recorded Carlos Alcaraz’s historic 5 hour, 29-minute win over Jannik Sinner within the longest Roland Garros remaining in historical past on Sunday—and endurance racing for six a long time.
In recognition of the ability and resilience displayed within the quest for victory, this 12 months’s profitable drivers shall be awarded a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, one of the revered accolades in motor sport
