The vacation season hits a excessive with a present for tennis followers.
A celebration of Serena and Roger.
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Tennis Channel will evaluate the careers and impression of all-time greats Serena Williams and Roger Federer Saturday, December tenth, at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
Honoring Legends: Roger & Serena will highlight the various achievements of the unparalleled stars, who put away their racquets this 12 months after many years of rewriting the game’s file books.
The hourlong dialog will probably be held by individuals who know Williams and Federer effectively.
Caroline Wozniacki is a former Australian Open champion, was one among Williams’ fiercest opponents on the court docket and stays one among her greatest pals. She will probably be joined by Hall of Famer Andy Roddick, one among Federer’s nice rivals on the high of the rankings and within the remaining rounds of tournaments throughout their enjoying days. Former participant and coach Paul Annacone will convey a novel perspective to the dialogue. As somebody who coached Federer to the 2012 Wimbledon title, he understands how the legendary participant handled stress and ready for matches, in addition to the star’s devotion to the game itself and the tennis group.
Swiss celebrity Federer formally closed the curtain on his good profession partnering rival Rafael Nadal in a tearful Fedal farewell match at Laver Cup final September.
The 41-year-old Serena introduced she was “evolving” away from tennis previous to the 2022 US Open which was broadly thought to be her farewell. However, in current months, the four-time Olympic gold-medal champion has left the door open to a attainable return.
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder eventually, Roger Federer and Serena Williams capped a champions’ conflict with a smiling selfie of their well-known showdown on the 2019 Hopman Cup.
Bringing within the New Year with a bang, the long-lasting champions carried a mixed 43 main singles crowns onto court docket and gave the 14,064 followers packed inside Perth’s RAC Arena and tens of millions extra watching all over the world a flash level value framing.
The first-ever assembly between the then 37-year-old superstars—who topped one another because the true GOAT—lived as much as its blockbuster billing with flashes of blended magic.
Serena and Roger buying and selling blows out on @RACArena.@Channel9 @9Gem | #HopmanCup pic.twitter.com/RPWCQZCdmn
— Hopman Cup (@hopmancup) January 1, 2019
Both 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams and 20-time Grand Slam champ Federer challenged one another at occasions throughout a enjoyable and festive Hopman Cup blended doubles match.
Living legends traded photographs because the Swiss facet of Federer and Belinda Bencic beat Williams and Frances Tiafoe leaving each Serena—and followers—wanting extra.
Photo credit score: Hopman Cup/ITF