'English isn't good': Roger Federer stumped in hilarious interview
Roger Federer has delivered a hilarious moment with an English reporter following his post-match interview on Centre Court at Wimbledon after struggling with a question.
Federer was involved in a bizarre moment in his victory over French opponent Adrian Mannarino when his opponent was forced to quit in the fifth set.
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The 20-time Grand Slam champion admitted he got lucky after the Frenchman, celebrating his 33rd birthday, suffered a bad fall on the Centre Court grass in the seventh game of the fourth set.
Despite taking treatment from the trainer, he was hardly able to move and had to retire in immense pain.
The same incident occurred on Centre Court with Serena Williams as she was forced to retire after injuring herself when she lost her footing near the baseline while hitting a forehand against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
After the match, Federer was relieved to be back at Wimbledon and in the winning circle in front of fans.
However, his post-match interview offered up a hilarious moment when the English reporter asked if Federer had missed Wimbledon.
But, instead of asking him directly, the reporter used the proverb on whether: "absence had made the heart grow fonder?"
Federer was left baffled.
"Sorry, I didn't understand that," Federer said with a smile.
"I heard something absence, but my mind went blank."
The crowd erupted into laughter, before the reporter again asked the same question.
"My English is not good enough!"
Even at 39, you never stop learning - right, @rogerfederer?#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/5BALP53NDA— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 29, 2021
"I'm sorry, I don't understand that saying," Federer said as he burst into laughter.
"My English is not good enough."
Federer was being humble in his approach, considering the 20-time Grand Slam champion can reportedly speak seven-eight languages.
The Swiss maestro was praised for such a humble, but honest approach during his interiview.
Love how honest @rogerfederer is here about not understanding the question in English. So many athletes deal with similar anxiety when doing interviews.
Federer (who’s been doing these for decades) shows it's OK to say you don't understand the question. pic.twitter.com/YJZuE5uvJd— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) June 29, 2021
Federer’s interviews after matches are always fun 😂 https://t.co/2JFF33m06V
— Ahmad Morsi (@ahmaddmorsi) June 29, 2021
Would argue that Federer's English is extremely good. I once had an editor marvel at how he doesn't often use filler words during interviews. https://t.co/gGeNJCzbIn
— Kelyn Soong (@KelynSoong) June 29, 2021
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Eight-time champion Federer was level at 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 3-6, 6-2 when Mannarino called it quits after just one point in the decider.
The Frenchman suffered bad fall on the Centre Court grass, which has become an issue at SW19.
Despite taking treatment from the trainer, he was hardly able to move and had to retire in immense pain.
"It's awful and shows one shot can change the outcome of a match, season, career and I wish him all the best and hope we see him back quickly," said Federer.
"He was the better player, he could have won, I got a bit lucky.
"That's how it goes sometimes, you don't get many walkovers and try not to have it happen to yourself.
"It's a reminder how quickly it goes but I am obviously happy I can get another match here - I enjoyed myself today and it was great fun until the end."
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