ESPN All Set to Honor Former American Champion’s Inspiring Immigrant Story Featuring Roger Federer

Roger Federer is an athlete who receives showers of admiration from all around the world. Not only tennis enthusiasts but fans of other sports and even people who don’t follow any sport adore the man he is. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is an idol for many rising stars. However, there were players whose careers made Federer chase the big tennis dream.

Federer has always been a grateful and down-to-earth person. Therefore, in order to showcase his respect and admiration for the revolutionary Michael Chang, he has shaken hands with a project that will beautifully trace his career and life.

Roger Federer to feature in a Michael Chang documentary

Federer has signed up for the ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 documentary about the former tennis player Michael Chang. He will feature as an interview subject in the story of the youngest man in history to win a singles Grand Slam. The ‘American Son’ will entail Chang’s rise in tennis and his family’s immigration story, which shaped his future.

Further, the New Yorker and New York Times writer Jay Caspian Kang will make his directorial debut with this documentary. The Emmy-nominated correspondent’s project will circle around the 17-year-old Chang’s 1989 French Open win. Also, it will focus on his unforgettable upset of top-ranked Ivan Lendl as well. A match that unfolded in the shadow of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China.

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Apart from Federer Lendl, Jeremy Lin, Brad Gilbert and Chang himself will make up the interview section of the documentary. ESPN and its production partners will release other information regarding the same soon.

Federer says goodbye to tennis

Roger Federer has decided to bid farewell to his illustrious tennis career. The former World no.1 will hang his racket after participating in the Laver Cup this season for one last time. He will play alongside Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray for Team Europe at the O2 arena in London.

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The Swiss legend walked out of the circuit in hopes of fixing his knee issues. Though after undergoing two surgeries and giving around a year of recovery time, he found out his body needed rest. Therefore, paying attention to his physical state, the 41-year-old is saying goodbye to his 24-year-long career.