Tuesday 13 December 2011

It was honour to meet Sachin Tendulkar at 2011 Wimbledon:Roger Federer

The 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has appeared in the Nike Tennis Facebook live chat that he loves to play cricket, where several fans asked his interest cricket.
The former World No. 1 Roger Federer said it’s very honour to meet Indian cricket star batsman Sachin Tendulkar at 2011 Wimbledon at All England Club in June and it is one of the best moment in his career.

Sachin and Federer have spent some time at All England Club balcony and have taken dinner together along with Sachin’s wife Anjali. Later, Sachin said tennis great Federer knows a lot about cricket and he is a humble guy.
The World No. 3 Roger Federer said his mother Lynette Durand and his two Australian coaches have explained about the cricket rules and regulations. Federer, who has take part in the Nike Tennis Facebook live chat on Monday morning, where he had answer fans through chatting and also insist that, several fans have asked him about his interest in cricket. Swiss maestro said he likes to play cricket for enjoyment and fun along with his friends in Basel.
The 30-year-old Roger Federer will begin his training session in Dubai for his preparations for the 2011 Mubadala World Tennis Championship, where he will meet Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Gael Monfils for the title clash. The tournament will kick off from 29th January at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at the Zayed Sports City.