Roger Federer was not allowed entry into the All England Club at Wimbledon final month since he didn’t have a membership card.
Federer, who retired from the game on the Laver Cup in September, received eight of his 20 Grand Slam Majors at Wimbledon.
In an episode of The Daily Show launched on Thursday, when host Trevor Noah requested him concerning the incident, the 41-year-old stated, “It was actually two weeks ago. I was in Tokyo for my sponsor, Uniqlo. I came back to London to see a doctor for having a second opinion on my knee because my knee has not been great lately.
“I did not want to tell Wimbledon that I was, maybe, going to be there and I did not know if I was going to have the time to go by the (All England) Club because I was going to fly home to the family.”
After assembly his physician, Federer had two hours earlier than his flight again dwelling and determined to go to Wimbledon. However, he had by no means been to the venue when the match was not being performed.
The grass Major is often performed over two weeks in late June and early July.
When Federer reached the venue and requested a safety guard concerning the entrance, she requested, “Do you have a membership card?”
A participant routinely turns into an All England Club member upon profitable Wimbledon, a feat Federer has achieved eight occasions.
Federer, who had no thought about membership playing cards, advised her that he didn’t have one however he was a member.
“I still can’t believe I said that because I still feel bad about it but I looked at her and said, ‘I have won this tournament eight times’,” he stated.
When he was nonetheless not allowed to enter, he received again in his automobile and went round to the opposite aspect the place different safety guards recognised him and he ultimately entered the venue and met the membership chairman.
“And I thought of going over to the other side and giving a wave that I was in but I didn’t do it,” he joked.