It’s been a while since Roger Federer moved away from playing tennis competitively, as he has now taken up various off-court roles. The Swiss Maestro is back for Wimbledon, however, instead of donning the iconic all-white attire on the court, he will be seen as a commentator during the Grand Slam event. Despite being one of the celebrated players in SW19, in one of his recent visits to Centre Court, the former tennis ace found himself in an awkward situation.
The 41-year-old tennis legend was once denied entry into Wimbledon by a female security guard. Now again, the 20-time singles Grand Slam champion has got into an “embarrassing moment” as he had to meet her in London.
Roger Federer is caught up in an awkward situation on Centre Court
The former tennis ace was previously featured in the renowned Trevor Noah show in which he opened up about a hilarious anecdote. Roger Federer, who is one of the most prominent and revered figures in the sporting realm, was once denied entry into the hallowed arena of the Wimbledon Championships. A female security guard once stopped him at the gates of Centre Court, as he was not carrying his membership card.
Being one of the tennis greats, Federer found it quite awkward and funny when he was not allowed to enter the gates of the stadium. During the show, the 8-time Wimbledon champion also called that woman a “total Gangsta” for being strict with the security protocol and policies. Many would’ve thought that Federer would’ve forgotten about the hilarious incident which happened last year.
However, the 41-year-old tennis legend ’embarrassingly’ ran into the same security guard now that he is back for this season’s Wimbledon. One of his fans has also detailed the whole incident on Twitter. The user said, “He says he’s been back at SW19 a month ago and didn’t know that they organized the same security guard who refused to let him in w/o the membership card last time to welcome him inside the gate this time and he was kinda embarrassed because he didn’t know if she’s still angry.”
