This Wednesday, the International Tennis Hall of Fame announced that Swiss Roger Federer would be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Newport in August 2026.
In a few months, Roger Federer will be drawn even further into the history of tennis. Indeed, retired since 2022, the Swiss will be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2026, as announced this Wednesday by the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF). The ceremony will take place next August in Newport (United States). So, after the brothers Bryan and Maria Sharapova in 2025, “RF” will be in the spotlight next year.
“It is a tremendous honor to be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame and to stand alongside so many great champions. To be recognized in this way by sport and by my peers is a profound honor,” initially reacted the man who was the first player to have 20 Grand Slam titles to his name and who still holds the record for the number of weeks as world number 1 (237 between 2004 and 2008).
Federer: “A huge honor”
“Throughout my career, I have always attached great importance to the history of tennis and the example set by those who preceded me. (…) To be recognized in this way by the world of tennis and by my peers is an immense honor. I look forward to traveling to Newport next August to celebrate this special moment with the tennis community,” the eight-time Wimbledon winner subsequently declared in a statement.
“I never imagined entering the tennis pantheon or winning Wimbledon, among others. I just hoped I would make it onto the professional circuit and that leaving school at 16 wouldn’t turn out to be a mistake. But in the end, things went faster and smoother than expected. Even if I too have had my battles and my setbacks,” Federer also explained, during an interview with the Swiss media 24 Heures.
“Roger” will join prestigious names in the Tennis Hall of Fame, such as Margaret Court, Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. There is no doubt that before long, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will also have the right to this honor.
