Tennis Royalty Federer Treats Prince George to Private Tennis Lesson
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Roger Federer seems committed to passing on his knowledge of tennis as he provided Prince George of England with his own private tennis lesson.
Federer recently made a return to Wimbledon's Centre Court as a guest of honour during the 2023 tournament, when he was greeted with incredible cheers from the crowd as he walked out onto the famous court.
The former world number one on the ATP Tour has also spent his time back in London with the royal family as he is a close friend of Princess Kate, who is a big tennis fan and patron of the Lawn Tennis Association.
One benefactor of Federer and Kate's close relationship was a possible future King of England, Prince George. Whilst visiting one of the royal family's homes in the village of Bucklebury, Federer said in an interview with the Mirror that he provided George with a one-to-one tennis lesson, and the 20-time Grand Slam winner was impressed.
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"At that stage, it's all about just touching the ball, it's already good. Same with my boys. I think I have a little advantage that I actually spent some time, you know, with him. I'm the only player he's ever met. Then you have a little head start on who is your favourite player."- Federer told the Mirror.
Providing a private lesson to the Prince of Wales probably came as no surprise to Federer as the former ATP player has four children of his own who have an eager interest in tennis. When reflecting on his lesson with Prince George, Federer said that he was pleased to see Princess Kate's love of the game rub off on her son.
"I love to see that they're into tennis or into sports ... his mum has always enjoyed their tennis ... I hope that he'll still say the same in a few years' time."
