Sachin Tendulkar mentioned that one tennis participant he would like to bat with was Roger Federer (proper).
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Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has picked the legendary Roger Federer as one tennis participant he would have cherished to bat with given the latter’s “cricket connection” and curiosity within the sport.
An everyday on the Wimbledon over time, Tendulkar met Federer when he visited the centre courtroom in London to look at some tennis motion on Saturday.
“One tennis participant I’d like to bat with must be Roger as a result of additionally he’s bought cricketing connections,” Tendulkar informed Star Sports activities on the sidelines of Wimbledon.
“His mom is from South Africa and he follows cricket and once we sat collectively and chatted we mentioned loads of cricket not simply tennis so it must be Roger.”
The 51-year-old from Mumbai additionally mentioned he cherished taking part in tennis with the late Australian spin nice Shane Warne and former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and described them as cricketers who would make greatest doubles companions.
“There are two sturdy contenders sadly we misplaced Shane Warne a few years in the past however I loved taking part in tennis with Warne in truth we performed collectively in London and the opposite man is from Indian cricket crew Yuvraj Singh who has additionally retired however Warne and Yuvraj could be those.”
Period of Djokovic, Federer, Nadal has come to an finish: Shastri
Former India coach and participant Ravi Shastri feels Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are the long run stars with the period of Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal having come to an finish.
“The period of Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, you are feeling is coming to an finish, or has come to an finish, and it will be Sinner and Alcaraz who will preserve the flag flying,” Shastri mentioned on the sidelines of the Wimbledon.
“So far as the competitors goes they’ll have some nice battles sooner or later and we hope one other couple come on the best way.”
Speaking about his favorite participant in Wimbledon, Shastri mentioned, “In the mean time, Alcaraz, I noticed that last final yr, in that fifth set, he’s, bought some vitality, some energy.
“Once I noticed him first, it jogged my memory of younger Nadal, the best way he whacked that ball, the ability with which he hit it and he’s like a bull in that fifth set, you are taking him to the fifth set, you higher be match, in any other case he’ll clear you up.”
Shastri additionally went down reminiscence lanes and narrated how he met a number of Grand Slam winner Jimmy Connors.
“The primary time I ever got here into the Wimbledon was in 1982, when Connors received it and Vijay introduced us in and he took us into the dressing room, he took Sunny and me into the locker room, as they are saying, not the dressing room and met Jimmy Connors at the moment and I’ve been coming ever since.”
