Roger Federer nominated for Hall of Fame class 2026

Roger Federer, the legendary Swiss tennis player, was rather expectedly nominated for introduction into the tennis Hall of Fame astatine the archetypal accidental aft becoming eligible. After playing his last matches astatine Wimbledon successful 2021 and officially announcing his status successful September 2022, Federer is present afloat eligible for the Class of 2026.

The International Tennis Hall of Fame successful Newport, USA, has announced the candidates for adjacent year. In summation to Federer, the candidates see Juan Manuel del Potro from Argentina, who won the US Open successful 2009 and the Davis Cup successful 2016, and Russian tennis subordinate Svetlana Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand Slam victor and three-time victor of the erstwhile Fed Cup.

The rules authorities that candidates request astatine slightest 5 years from the extremity of their progressive career. Federer, who is inactive considered 1 of the top ever, easy meets the criteria, contempt the information that helium aboriginal played the semi-exhibition Laver Cup. His vocation marked the archetypal portion of the 21st period and, according to many, helium inactive holds the presumption of the top tennis subordinate ever, careless of comparisons with contemporaries specified arsenic Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Voting and criteria

Induction to the Hall of Fame is decided by an Electoral Council consisting of astir 140 tennis journalists, historians and Hall of Fame members. A campaigner indispensable person astatine slightest 75% of the votes to beryllium inducted. Fan votes tin besides help; done the Hall of Fame website, they tin adhd a maximum bonus of 3% of the Council's votes to their candidate.

It is astir superfluous to speech astir Federer and his career. Del Potro, a 37-year-old Argentine, won the US Open successful 2009, played successful the last successful 2018, and won the Davis Cup successful 2016 and 2 Olympic medals. Kuznetsova, a 40-year-old Russian, is simply a two-time Grand Slam victor successful singles, a treble successful doubles, and a three-time victor of the Fed Cup.

Federer's introduction into the Hall of Fame volition beryllium different large monument to his grandiose career, a confirmation of the greatness and bequest of 1 of the top athletes of each time.