Swiss tennis ace and 19-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer admits he woke up with a sore head after celebrating a record eighth Wimbledon triumph until 5am in the morning
Roger Federer. Pic/AFP
Roger Federer. Pic/AFP
Roger Federer admits he woke up with a sore head after celebrating a record eighth Wimbledon triumph until 5am yesterday morning. The 35-year-old also warned the game's younger generation they need to vary their style if they want to stop the old-guard toasting more grand slam successes in the future.
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Federer trounced seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to secure his 19th major crown and move clear of Pete Sampras and William Renshaw at the top of the all-time list of men's Wimbledon champions.
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The Swiss attended the traditional champions' dinner with women's winner Garbine Muguruza, although the pair did not dance as Federer said: "When there's no music whatsoever it's hard to get going." He then partied with his team long into the night.
"My head is ringing," Federer said at a press conference yesterday morning.
"I don't know what I did last night. I drank too many different types of drinks I guess. But after the ball we went to a bar and there was about 30 or 40 friends there. We had a great time. I got to bed at 5 and I woke up and I didn't feel good. The last hour I have finally felt somewhat OK again. But we had a good time."
Federer's victory on Centre Court continues a remarkable resurgence for the veteran, which has seen him win two grand slam titles in seven months, following a previous five-year drought.
Asked how the next generation can crack their dominance, Federer said up-and-comers need to be more imaginative than just grinding from the baseline. "They could choose not to play that way too, if the coaches taught them differently," Federer said.
"You can easily get sucked into that mode where you don't want to attack but then if you can't volley you don't want to go to the net. I've played almost every player here that wouldn't serve and volley."
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