There shall be only one participant to enter the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame in 2026: Roger Federer.
The Corridor of Fame introduced on Wednesday that Federer was the one participant voted into the Corridor of Fame on this class, considerably fittingly giving the legend the stage to himself. Mary Carillo was elected to the Corridor within the contributor class for her work as a TV commentator and journalist. The induction ceremony will happen over the weekend of Aug. 27-29 on the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island.
“It is a super honor to be inducted into the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame and to face alongside so most of the sport’s nice champions,” Federer mentioned in an announcement. “All through my profession, I’ve all the time valued the historical past of tennis and the instance set by those that got here earlier than me. It was very particular to obtain the information at Swiss Tennis, surrounded by the following era of gamers — the place the place my very own journey first started. To be acknowledged on this means by the game and by my friends is deeply humbling. I look ahead to visiting Newport subsequent August to rejoice this particular second with the tennis group.”
Federer grew to become the primary male tennis participant to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles, breaking Pete Sampras’ then-record of 14 again in 2009. Federer dominated on the grass courtroom and exhausting courtroom throughout his profession, successful eight championships at Wimbledon, six Australian Open titles and 5 US Open titles, and eventually broke via for his lone French Open title on the clay in 2009. He made 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals from 2005 to 2007, successful eight of these in a beforehand unparalleled run of dominance within the majors. He additionally added an Olympic gold medal in doubles with Stan Wawrinka in 2008.
Whereas his Grand Slam titles document was ultimately damaged by Rafael Nadal after which Novak Djokovic, his longevity and consistency on the high of the game had been one thing by no means seen in tennis earlier than him. General, Federer gained 103 singles tournaments and 1,251 singles matches, second all-time within the Open period to Jimmy Connors. He was the No. 1 participant on the planet for a record-setting 237 consecutive weeks (and 310 total in his profession).
