Roger Federer’s 20-Year-Old Promise to Australian Tennis Legend Deprived Wife Mirka and Children of an Emotional Winning Moment Practiced by Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, and Others

The tennis court has witnessed a variety of victory celebrations over the years. Some tennis players wave to the crowd, some twirl a little, while some climb up to the player’s box to hug their loved ones and coaches. And most recently, halfway to a calendar-year Grand Slam, a record performance last witnessed in 1969 by Rod Laver, Novak Djokovic shared his 23rd Grand Slam victory with his loved ones and his as-stable-as-a-rock coach. But did you know that Roger Federer never celebrated his many triumphs in such a manner?

In the Swiss Maestro’s biography, Roger Federer Effect, Australian tennis star Roy Emerson emphasized how Federer pledged that he would never celebrate his victory by climbing up to his box. You may be surprised to hear that despite winning 20 Grand Slam tournaments, he has never done it.

Roger Federer never went for a wild victory celebration

The 86-year-old former tennis star in The Roger Federer Effect, talked about an instance when he had a conversation with Federer after he won his first Wimbledon in 2003. Emerson stated how he was impressed by the way the Swiss ace celebrated his first Wimbledon victory. He recalled what the 20-time Grand Slam Champion said to him about not celebrating in that particular fashion.

Emerson told Federer, “You stayed down on the court with your opponent. You didn’t climb up into the stands and celebrate in front of a very disappointed opponent. You gave respect to him.” To which the 41-year-old former tennis player gave a very clear reason why he never wanted to celebrate his victory in that way.

Emerson quoted Federer as saying, “But it’s not showing any respect and sportsmanship to your opponent, who is extremely disappointed to watch you celebrating for five or ten minutes.”

In addition, the 20-time Grand Slam champion has always stuck to his words. And not once did he climb into the stands after any of his 20 Grand Slam victories to hug Mirka or his children.

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While the Swiss star never went overboard with his celebration. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams enjoyed their victories to the fullest. Back in 2012, when the WTA Legend won the Wimbledon, she climbed up to the box and celebrated her victory by hugging her father, mother, and elder sister.

Roger Federer kept his celebrations under control despite the biggest of all victories

Federer had many memorable wins and some amazing victory celebrations too. However, at the same time, he was mindful of keeping his celebrations as muted as possible to convey respect to his rival on the tennis court. Even when he broke his five-year slam drought at the Australian Open 2017 final, Federer did not go up to his box. He sent his trophy to the team and acknowledged them from the court itself.

On the other hand, rival Novak Djokovic was spotted celebrating with his wife Jelena Djokovic, and the rest of his box after winning his 21st major title at Wimbledon.

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