Federer on cusp of surprising Wimbledon return

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Recently retired tennis icon Roger Federer is reportedly adjacent to joining the BBC's commentary squad for Wimbledon this July.

Federer announced his retirement from nonrecreational tennis past September aft 24 years connected the men's tour.

According to the UK Telegraph's tennis analogous Simon Briggs, "talks are astatine an precocious stage" to get Federer connected committee arsenic the BBC looks to revamp its location broadcast of the grass-court major.

To concern the deal, Briggs envisaged Federer "doubling up" betwixt BBC and ESPN - alternating regular betwixt commentating a lucifer for 1 web earlier engaging successful a punditry quality connected the other.

"Two antithetic employers would assistance to screen Federer's costs, which – for a antheral who utilized to bid astatine slightest $1m per time for an accumulation lawsuit – are apt to beryllium substantial," helium wrote.

Speaking up of his final lucifer astatine a Laver Cup lawsuit successful London, Federer voiced his tendency to perchance instrumentality to tennis successful a commentary relation sometime down the track.

"I ne'er thought I would accidental this," helium told reporters.

"But six months ago, I abruptly thought [about] commentating connected tennis someday. Who knows.

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"Although I ever said I would ne'er bash that. But to commentate connected immoderate matches astatine Wimbledon...

"Commentating the unusual lucifer oregon giving backmost successful this way, I conjecture I could ideate it. Sometimes you ticker matches due to the fact that of the commentary and little astir the lucifer itself."

The BBC was heavy criticised past twelvemonth aft it attempted to reinvigorate its accepted sum of Wimbledon.

While the inclusion of Federer will fortify its lineup, English sports commentators Clare Balding and Isa Guha are besides tipped to articulation the sum aft erstwhile nonrecreational tennis subordinate and long-standing presenter Sue Barker announced her status past year.

The past clip Roger Federer visited SW19, his plans were thwarted by an anxious information guard who denied the Swiss maestro introduction arsenic helium was incapable to supply his rank card.

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