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Roger Federer has been keeping out of the circuit since last year’s Wimbledon Championship. He incurred a quarterfinals defeat against the Polish tennis ace Hubert Hurkacz and announced a break from tennis to tend to his injury. Federer currently is recovering from his knee surgery and will return to the game in the latter half of this season.

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However, before coming back to the Grand Slam of grass as a contender next year. The Swiss legend decided to visit the tournament as a spectator this year. As he was there, meeting some old friends and getting some pictures clicked were the only normal things to do for him. But one of his poses received someone’s special attention.

Andy Murray takes a hilarious dig at Roger Federer

As Wimbledon Championship celebrates its 100th season this year. Federer, whose most successful major event is Wimbledon, came as a guest dressed up in a fabulous black suit. And as he was looking so good, he modeled a little. However, one of his pictures which Wimbledon posted gave Murray a chance to raise a very legit question. As Federer’s was photographed from a side angle looking outside. Murray jokingly asked, “Why is Roger Federer talking to the wall?”

 

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To which some fans reacted in clever ways such as,?“Probably because he couldn?t find a legend of his own level.”?And,?”talking to the players better than him on grass.”

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While others took a completely different approach and decided to defend their idol and wrote,?“maybe there’s a mirror there?”?And,?“because its a great wall”

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Roger?Federer, the 20 times Grand Slam champion, has a great bonding with the fastest surface of tennis. The former World No.1 has claimed 8 grand Slam titles on the surface and is the first person to win over 100 matches in Wimbledon after Jimmy Connors.

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Apart from him, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal are the only active players to claim 100 victories in a?Grand Slam. While Williams achieved the milestone in the hard courts of the US Open. The 22 times Grand Slam champion claimed the record in the red dirt of the French Open.

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Further, Federer has a total of 19-grass titles under his name and holds the record of the oldest player ever to lift the trophy in London. Therefore fans are still holding hopes for the 40-year-old for next year.