Roger Federer
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It was an acknowledgement of a legend as the crowd at Wimbledon's centre court rose and applauded Roger Federer as he left the court following his quarter-final loss to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz.
Federer went down in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-0.
Although there has been no indication of the imminent retirement of the 20-times Grand Slam winner (including eight Wimbledon titles), age is no longer on Federer's side.
WATCH BELOW AS HE GETS AN INCREDIBLE RECEPTION FROM THE CROWD
An ovation for 22 years of memories ??It's been a pleasure as always, @rogerfederer #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/GvsOenp68C
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2021