Fellow tennis legends welcome Federer to Hall of Fame

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Federer will be inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in August 2026, with legends such as Billie Jean King, Boris Becker and Martina Hingis paying tribute to the Swiss great

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00:00It is my great honor to officially let you know that you are going to be inducted into the

00:05International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2026.

00:17Congratulations being part of the Tennis Hall of Fame and you really, really deserve it. You've

00:23had an incredible career and 20 Grand Slam titles tells it all.

00:28You really put tennis on a different map. Whenever you started winning,

00:32people that had nothing to do with tennis liked tennis. It was because of you. So you're not only

00:37one of the best players in tennis of all time, you're the most important sportsman of all time.

00:42Everything always looked so perfect and easy when you were on court and many people don't see

00:48all the sweat that is behind it because you kind of make it look so easy.

00:53You have met so much to so many of us. You had such guts, such focus, such intensity. I could see

01:00how much it meant to you and just watching you brought out every aspect of your character.

01:06Appreciate it. Thank you.

01:07It means a lot. I mean, thank you Kim, thank you Patrick and all the legends. I appreciate all your

01:13kind words. I'm looking forward to the journey that leads to, you know, the Hall of Fame and I wanted it

01:18to be here where it all started for me. So that's why the kids are here. I had the most magical career

01:24and I hope they get inspired. So thank you. Thank you everybody for on the call. I appreciate it.

01:30Thank you guys.

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