Roger Federer hopes 'special' Andy Murray wins 'many, many rounds at Wimbledon', says he is a 'big fan'

Roger Federer says he is a “big fan” of Andy Murray and hopes he wins “many, many rounds at Wimbledon” this summer. Federer and Murray met 25 times on tour, including in the final of Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open. Ad While Federer retired last September, Murray is still going and recorded his seventh straight grass win to reach the quarter-finals in Nottingham.

Tennis'Old boy' Murray reaches Nottingham quarters with seventh win in a row10 HOURS AGO He has said that he is “feeling good” ahead of Wimbledon, which starts on July 3. “Andy is a special man and I'm very happy he's still able to play. He loves it,” said Federer during a trip to London.

“He truly loves it. With all the complications he's had with his hip, it's amazing to see that he's still going and I think we all should give him like, a proper sort of round of applause if you like, because what he's going through and what he's achieving with what he's gone through is incredible. “Funny enough, he just won a Challenger, I believe in Surbiton last week.

I played that back in '99, lost in the semis. And he won the same week as Novak [Djokovic] got to this incredible record of 23 Slams, that also deserves so much respect. “So I'm a big fan of Andy's as well and I wish him all the best for Wimbledon as that's his best surface in my mind, especially nowadays.

“So I hope he wins many, many rounds at Wimbledon in a couple of weeks.” Federer 'couldn't have been more happy' for Djokovic 'Old boy' Murray reaches Nottingham quarters Murray is a two-time champion at Wimbledon but hasn’t made it past the third round since 2017. He has said his goal this year is to reach the second week at the Grand Slam. Federer reached his last Grand Slam final at