By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday, July 3, 2022
The Championships properly celebrated 100 years of Wimbledon’s Centre Court on Sunday, as a roll call of tennis royalty took to the court to join in the festivities before play started on Sunday.
From Laver to King to Borg to Evert to Djokovic to Halep to … Federer!
Even the Swiss was in attendance, and the 40-year-old took the mic to tell the fans that he hoped to make it back as a player next year.
“It feels awkward to be here today in a different type of role, but it’s great to be here, like Novak said, with all the other champions," the Swiss said. "This court has given me my biggest wins and my biggest losses.”
Federer cited his changing of the guard victory over Pete Sampras in 2001 and his first title in 2003 as his best Wimbledon memories. How did Federer sum up his Centre Court memories?
“Just tried to be successful here and to represent the sport well,” he said. “I hope I did that, and I hope I can come back, one more time.”