That almost borders on insult to majesty…
Tennis legend Roger Federer (41) was denied access to a spontaneous visit to Wimbledon after the end of his career. An inspector at the gates of the site coldly rejected the Swiss.
Reason: The retired tennis star had forgotten his membership card and was therefore not allowed in. Although he won the prestigious tournament eight times!
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The “tennis pensioner” told the strange story as a guest on the US show “Daily Show” by entertainer Trevor Noah (38). There he describes that after a doctor’s visit before flying home, he just wanted to have tea in the tennis Mecca in south-west London.
But then the ex-star got stuck on a security employee of the “Holy Lawn”. She simply didn’t recognize him and kept asking for his membership card. She repeatedly emphasized that you have to be a member to get admission. Federer even had to beg her to come in!
The Swiss: “I went to her and asked her: ‘It’s my first time where I’m not here as a player, where do I come in?'” Said Federer.
She said: “The entrance is on the other side, but you must be a member.”
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Then she rejected Federer because of the forgotten membership card, Federer begged her: “I won this tournament eight times. Please believe me, I’m a member.” If you win Wimbledon, you automatically become a member, the Maestro explains on the show.
But the security woman continued to insist on the ID. Federer then drove to the entrance on the other side of the site, luckily for him he was immediately recognized by Wimbledon employees and openly received with selfie requests.
Federer: “The chairman and everyone were there and we met for tea for an hour.”
The whole thing was not pleasant for him. Mainly because he had to reveal his Wimbledon victories to the security lady: “When I said it, I was unsure for a moment whether it was really eight or seven. Because I never talk about it in such situations.”
He would have reason enough to talk about it: almost three months ago, the greatest Swiss tennis player of all time ended his great career after 20 Grand Slams at the Laver Cup in London.
