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Wimbledon 2023: Roger Federer To Be Honoured With Centre Court Ceremony

Wimbledon 2023: Roger Federer To Be Honoured With Centre Court Ceremony

Eight-time champion Roger Federer’s achievements at Wimbledon will be honoured by a special ceremony on Centre Court on Tuesday. Federer, who retired from tennis last year, will be celebrated before the start of play, at about 13:15 BST. The Swiss, 41, won five successive Wimbledon titles between 2003 and 2007, adding further victories in 2009, 2012 and 2017. His final win saw him pass Pete Sampras’ men’s record of seven titles. Roger Federer’s eighth and final Wimbledon men’s singles title came in 2017 when he beat Marin Cilic in the final Wimbledon chief executive Sally Bolton said 20-time Grand Slam singles champion…
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ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic Beats Casper Ruud To Equal Roger Federer’s Record

ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic Beats Casper Ruud To Equal Roger Federer’s Record

Former world number one Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud for a record-equalling sixth ATP Finals title. The 35-year-old Serbian overcame his Norwegian opponent 7-5 6-3 in Turin on Sunday. Victory for Djokovic in the season-ending event caps a year in which he was forced to miss two majors because of his reluctance to take a Covid-19 vaccination. He last won an ATP Finals title in 2015 and has matched Roger Federer's mark. Earlier, Britain's Joe Salisbury and American partner Rajeev Ram triumphed in the men's doubles event. Salisbury became the first Briton to win the doubles title as he and…
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