In 2022, Wimbledon is held without Roger Federer for the first time since the Swiss Maestro started his career.
Despite not playing at the tournament, Roger Federer returned to the Centre Court during the celebration of 100 years of the venue. He also took a moment to speak about his future participation at the Wimbledon and admitted he would like to compete in 2023 and challenge for his 21st Grand Slam title.
"I’ve been lucky enough to play a lot of matches here. It feels awkward to be here in a different type of role. This court has given me my biggest wins and my biggest losses. I hope I can come back one more time. I miss being here. I didn’t think it would take this long to come back; this year has been rough on me. I didn’t know if I should make the trip, but I’m happy to be standing here today."
"2001 [stands out] against Sampras [Federer beat the American legend to end his title defence]; and then in 2003, against Mark Philippoussis [to win his first title]. You [Sue Barker, who was speaking Federer] remember what that meant to me [the Swiss cried during his winner's speech]."