The three greatest tennis players in history, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, gathered this Sunday at Wimbledon Center Court to celebrate the centenary of the Cathedral of tennis.
The event was led by sue barkeronce a semi-finalist in the tournament and later a legendary BBC Wimbledon commentator to retire at the end of the tournament, and John McEnroe, three -time All England Club winner.
After a few videos, a British musical performance Cliff Richard, Barker and McEnroe accepted some of the greatest champions in the court tournament, including Bjorn Borg, Federer, Chris Evert, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King…
In total, there were 194 Grand Slams on the court, led by the Court, holding a record of 24, and the ‘Big Three’ and Nadal’s 22 titles and Federer and Nadal’s 20.
The Swiss and the Spaniard, along with the British Murray and Venus, were the most praised by the public, especially the Swiss, where the whole stadium stood, an applause matched only by that given to Barker, as a farewell to the tournament that covered last thirty years.
During the ceremony, Djokovic and Federer were among those who took a microphone to describe their feelings on this legendary track.
“This court is very special to me, in my career. My first memory of tennis, when I was four or five years old, was seeing Sampras win here. Every time I play here, it’s an honor,” Novak said. Djokovic, who will be later to compete against the dutch Tim Van Rijthoven.
“I’m so lucky to be able to play a lot of games on this court. It’s fun to be with all these champions. I remember coming out here to play Pete Sampras in 2001, my first title since 2003. Hopefully I can come back at least once more , “he assured. Federer.
The list of champions present on the track is as follows: Angela Mortimer, champion in 1961, Ann Jones, champion in ’69, Stan Smith (1972), Jan Kodes (1973), Pat Cash (1987), Conchita Martínez ( 1997), Martina Hingis (1997), Goran Ivanisevic (2001), Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Marion Bartoli (2013), Angelique Kerber (2018), Simona Halep (2019), Stefan Edberg (1988 and 1990), Rafael Nadal ( 2008 and 2010), Petra Kvitova (2011 and 2014), Andy Murray (2013 and 2016), Margaret Court (1963, 1965 and 1970), John Newcombe (1967, 1970 and 1971), Chris Evert (1974, 19816 and 1976) , John Newcombe McEnroe (1981, 1983 and 1984), Rod Laver (1961, 1962, 1968 and 1969), Bjorn Borg (1976, 1977, 1978, 1978 and 1980), Venus Williams (2000, Bill 2000), and 207 Jean King (1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975), Novak Djokovic (2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021) and Roger Federer (2003, 2005, 2004, 2005, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2005, 2005, 2005, 2004, 2004, 2005, 2.
Source: La Verdad
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