Roger Federer admitted that he never thought he’d be a record eight-time Wimbledon champion and would even have laughed if he was told he’d win two majors in 2017. It was 16 years ago when Federer famously defeated Sampras at Wimbledon to announce himself as a star in the making. “I didn’t think I was going to be this successful after beating Pete here,” said Federer who also won a fifth Australian Open in January. I was not that kid.”Roger Federer won the Australian Open in 2017 and he has now won 93 titles in his career so far. Roger Federer became the oldest player in the modern era to win the Wimbledon title.

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2017 03:22 UTC