Roger Federer hopes ‘special’ Andy Murray wins ‘many, many rounds at Wimbledon’, says he is a ‘big fan’

Roger Federer says he is a “big fan” of Andy Murray and hopes he wins “many, many rounds at Wimbledon” this summer.

Federer and Murray met 25 times on tour, including in the final of Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open.

“He truly loves it. With all the complications he’s had with his hip, it’s amazing to see that he’s still going and I think we all should give him like, a proper sort of round of applause if you like, because what he’s going through and what he’s achieving with what he’s gone through is incredible.

“Funny enough, he just won a Challenger, I believe in Surbiton last week. I played that back in ’99, lost in the semis. And he won the same week as Novak [Djokovic] got to this incredible record of 23 Slams, that also deserves so much respect.

“So I’m a big fan of Andy’s as well and I wish him all the best for Wimbledon as that’s his best surface in my mind, especially nowadays.

“So I hope he wins many, many rounds at Wimbledon in a couple of weeks.”

Murray is a two-time champion at Wimbledon but hasn’t made it past the third round since 2017.

Federer reached his last Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2019 and could see his record of eight titles equalled by Novak Djokovic next month.

“You know I must say retired life is good. I was just speaking before that the best part of being retired is just not having to put the body through the wringer.

“Of course, I still enjoy going out on the tennis court, especially nowadays with my children. So whenever I get a chance to go back on the tennis court, it makes me very happy.

“And especially even more so here in London where I’ve had such a great history in terms of results and memories, of course, over the years. The Olympics, O2 arena, and then as well at Wimbledon, so I added another court to my collection [today] that’s a beautiful one. Very special.”

Federer was in London to help open two new courts in the borough of Greenwich.