Roger Federer Wimbledon

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Roger Federer reveals comical brush with security at Wimbledon (PerthNow)

Roger Federer may have swept to Wimbledon men's singles glory a record eight times - but the great Swiss has revealed the comical tale of how he was almost ...

Please believe me, I am a member and where do I get in?’,” he said. And the security guards that are there are like, ‘Oh my God, Mr Federer, what are you doing here? Can we take a selfie?’,” Federer said. Where is the gate?’. Where is the door? I did not.

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Federer reveals unbelievable Wimbledon snub (Wide World of Sports)

Roger Federer's recent plans to visit the grounds at Wimbledon were almost thwarted by an eager security gu...

"I'm so sorry, I still can't believe I said that and I still feel bad about it, and I look at her and I was like, 'I have won this tournament eight times. Where is the gate?'" Federer continued. "So I look at her one last time and I'm in a panic now," Federer said. [The recently retired](https://wwos.nine.com.au/tennis/laver-cup-2022-roger-federer-retirement-news-highlights-team-world-beats-team-europe/3eacab0d-f09b-4f1d-ae32-653abf840a5d) Swiss great - a 20-time grand slam champion and arguably one of the most recognisable names and faces in tennis - found himself in London two weeks ago with a few hours to kill, he told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. Where is the door? "I tell her normally when I'm here I'm playing and there are loads of people and I come in a different way and it's the first time I'm here while the tournament is not on and I don't know where to get in, so I'm just asking you again, where can I get in?'" Federer said.

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Wimbledon king Federer reveals All England Club security drama (beIN SPORTS AUSTRALIA)

Roger Federer did not realise he needed a membership card to enter the Wimbledon grounds, but an official was very aware of that fact.

"I'm like, 'No I don't, but is it possible to get in?'," he said. Please believe me, I am a member and where do I get in?'," he said. Do you have your membership card?'." "I'm like, 'Yes! Can we take a selfie?'," Federer said. He won at Wimbledon each year from 2003 to 2007, before adding titles in 2009, 2012 and 2017.

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Wimbledon respond to Roger Federer's TV story about almost being ... (Daily Express)

Wimbledon have responded to Roger Federer hilariously claiming he was almost denied entry to SW19 last month.

But it has made for a comical story that has gone down well with Federer and tennis fans in general. [In an interview earlier this week](/sport/tennis/1707223/Wimbledon-security-guard-refused-Roger-Federer-entry-SW19-hilarious-ordeal-tennis-news), Federer recalled trying to kill some time after a doctor's appointment in London by going to Wimbledon for the first time outside of the tournament for some tea. And Wimbledon have insisted the Swiss icon is welcome at SW19 whenever he fancies.

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Roger Federer recently denied by strict Wimbledon security guard (ClutchPoints)

Roger Federer has won Wimbledon eight times, but not even that could get him past a by-the-book security guard without a membership card.

“I am a member,” Federer jokingly confirmed to Noah on the show. When you win, you’re automatically a member, but I didn’t have my membership card with me.” [20-time Grand Slam winner](https://clutchpoints.com/felix-auger-aliassime-achieves-rare-rafael-nadal-roger-federer-novak-djokovic-first) was travelling to London to get a second opinion on his injured knee, which forced him out of professional tennis near the end of his career.

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Wimbledon replies after Roger Federer hilariously revealed he was ... (Republic World)

Roger Federer hilariously revealed in a recent interview how he was denied entry into Wimbledon despite being a record eight-time winner of the tournament.

And I looked at her and said ' I have won this tournament eight times. With the guard once again giving the same response, Federer added, "So I look at her one last time, and I'm in a panic now. And this is the first time I'm here while the tournament is not on." So I'm like 'I'm a member, and normally when I'm here, I'm playing. Speaking of the incident, he added, "And she's 'yeah do you have a membership card?' I'm like 'we have one? Where is the gate?"

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Roger Federer denied entry to Wimbledon grounds by overly eager ... (CNN)

Diehard Wimbledon fans know how hard it can be to get into the grounds of the famed tennis tournament, with spectators often camping overnight to get in a ...

“I’m so sorry, I still can’t believe I said that, and I still feel bad about it, and I look at her and I was like, ‘I have won this tournament eight times. Where is the gate?’” Federer continued. Where is the door?

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Roger Federer thwarted by Wimbledon security guard who refused ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Roger Federer is one of the most recognisable names on the planet - but not to a security guard at Wimbledon who did not let him through the gates at the ...

In reply, Nadal told him: "Okay, oh my god, okay, yeah I will be there whatever it takes." Unfortunately, my knee is not good anymore and I think, it’s the end, you know?’” “My hope was I could play doubles with Rafa, so I called him up after the US Open. Federer added: “I get out of the car and a random person walks in the walkway and said, ‘Oh Mr. Let’s take a picture!’ And the security guards that are there are like, ‘Oh my God Mr. Luckily, a fan in a walkway spotted the icon, before encountering some security who were aware of who he was and his achievements at SW19.

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