Federer's brilliant gesture for Wimbledon rookie

Roger Federer has again proven to be the classiest guy in tennis with a touching gesture for Japanese player Yuichi Sugita.

After claiming his first-ever victory at a grand slam on Wednesday, Sugita was in the bowels of the All England Club waiting for a press conference.

According to the ATP website, Swiss legend Federer was walking past Sugita when he stopped to congratulate him.

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Sugita was reportedly touched by the gesture after waiting 14 long years for success at a grand slam.

The 28-year-old has performed solidly on the ATP Challenger Tour circuit – winning three titles this year and nine overall.

The World No.44 is now eyeing a place in the third round on the "sacred turf" of the All England Club.

"I'm happy to have won on the sacred turf," Sugita told reporters.

"It has now become a memorable event for me, so I hope to enjoy it till the end and show off everything I've got. Surprisingly I've been able to stay calm. I wanted to show through my play that I'm not done yet."

Sugita earned a spot in the main draw without battling through qualifiers for the first time, allowing him to compete in warm-up tournaments and prepare adequately.

"If you don't have to participate in the qualifiers you can take part in other tournaments, which is ideal," Sugita said.

"But then again, I've been knocked out in the qualifying rounds so many times I'm all the more grateful for this automatic entry and tune-up period."

Sugita became the third Japanese player to win an ATP Tour title after Kei Nishikori and Shuzo Matsuoka.

withReuters

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