Martina Navratilova’s Giant ‘Presidential’ Wish for Roger Federer as She Predicts What’s in Store for the Swiss Star
Swiss maestro Roger Federer recently ended his illustrious tennis career. The 41-year-old will go down as one of the greatest tennis players in history. While Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal continue to add Grand Slam titles and have already passed Federer, the love for Federer is different. While people mostly talk about records in sports, it’s safe to say that Federer has earned far more love than any other tennis player. Now that he’s quit tennis, the biggest question is what’s next? Well, Martina Navratilova just gave an interesting answer to this question.
Roger Federer for president?
In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Martina Navratilova spoke about the future roles legends like Roger Federer and Serena Williams could take on. Although the 18-time Grand Slam champion is still active on the tennis circuit herself, she believes Serena and Roger have nothing to do with tennis as their reach is wider and they are superstars. world.
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Tennis – Laver Cup – 02 Arena, London, Great Britain. – September 24, 2022. Team Europe’s Roger Federer greets fans at the end of his final game after announcing his retirement. Action images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Adding more praise to the legendary Swiss tennis star, Navratilova said, “Serena talks about getting involved in ventures targeting women of color in business; Roger could be ambassador, or maybe president. And it may not be Switzerland either! The world is their oyster. They can do whatever they want. »
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Federer, for now, has shown no interest in entering politics. However, unlike Navratilova, we hope to see the 20-time Grand Slam champion with a tennis racket in hand, in any capacity. The yard is where he really belongs.
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Another legend thinks Federer is a tennis ambassador
As Navratilova said, Serena and Federer are not limited to any particular country. They are world stars and represent tennis as ambassadors in the world. Former German tennis star Boris Becker also shares a similar view.
Recently, the former world number one claimed that even after winning more Grand Slam titles, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can never replace Federer as the face of tennis in the world. In fact, he added, Federer can also be the ambassador for sport in general and not just tennis.
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The way former tennis stars love him and the current generation adore him, he sure could break his records, but surely there won’t be another Roger Federer.