Roger Federer emerged victorious when he faced fellow tennis legend Serena Williams for the first time at the Australia Hopman Cup mixed doubles in the eve of the New Year.

Federer represented Switzerland alongside Belinda Bencic while Williams represented the US alongside Frances Tiafoe. In one of the most anticipated tennis matches, both Federer and Williams won their individual match ups against opponents Tiafoe and Bencic respectively.

In the mixed doubles, Switzerland controlled the match, winning both sets 4-2, 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 14,000 fans. After the match, the two legends heaped praise at each other.

“What a pleasure. What an honor,” Federer said. “It was nerve-wrecking, too. I thought, I’ve got to win this point but it is Serena Williams.”

Federer the talked about Williams’ famous serves and what he thought about them.

“People talk about her serve so much and I see why it is such a wonderful serve because you just can’t read it.”

Williams was also of complementary for her opponent.

“It was a great experience,” Williams said, “I’m sorry it had to finish; I was just warming up. It was such fun, we grew up together. It was super cool. I wanted to take pictures and bring my baby out.”

After the match, the 20-time (Federer) and 23-time (Williams) grand slam winners took a selfie to share online and keep memories of each other.

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20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and 23-time Champion Serena Williams will face each other at the Australia Hopman Cup on Tuesday in one of the most anticipated matches this year.

Federer will head into the mixed doubles match having already won his previous match against Britain’s Cameron Norrie effortlessly (6-1, 6-1). By contrast, the American had to overcome an ankle problem to beat her Greece opponent Maria Sakkari 7-6, 6-2.

Both tennis champions are excited for the matchup, with Williams already preparing to take a selfie once he meets Federer. The Swiss, on the other hand, was full of praise for the American

“It’s very exciting for both of us,” – Federer said. “I admire everything she’s done on and off the court.”

Federer then talked about parenthood and the experience they both share.

“We can relate to one another now even more so for being parents. I’ve played with some of the greatest double players in the world in Martina Navratilova and Martina Hingis, and I’ve also played against some of the best in Venus and other great ones in the past. This time it’s against Serena, who is one of the biggest champions ever in our sport—men and women combined.”

In their individual singles, Federer will face America’s Frances Tiafoe while Williams will face Swiss Belinda Bencic.

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Roger Federer emerged victorious when he faced fellow tennis legend Serena Williams for the first time at the Australia Hopman Cup mixed doubles in the eve of the New Year.

Federer represented Switzerland alongside Belinda Bencic while Williams represented the US alongside Frances Tiafoe. In one of the most anticipated tennis matches, both Federer and Williams won their individual match ups against opponents Tiafoe and Bencic respectively.

In the mixed doubles, Switzerland controlled the match, winning both sets 4-2, 4-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 14,000 fans. After the match, the two legends heaped praise at each other.

“What a pleasure. What an honor,” Federer said. “It was nerve-wrecking, too. I thought, I’ve got to win this point but it is Serena Williams.”

Federer the talked about Williams’ famous serves and what he thought about them.

“People talk about her serve so much and I see why it is such a wonderful serve because you just can’t read it.”

Williams was also of complementary for her opponent.

“It was a great experience,” Williams said, “I’m sorry it had to finish; I was just warming up. It was such fun, we grew up together. It was super cool. I wanted to take pictures and bring my baby out.”

After the match, the 20-time (Federer) and 23-time (Williams) grand slam winners took a selfie to share online and keep memories of each other.

The post Hopman Cup Mixed Doubles: Roger Federer Defeats Williams appeared first on SportzBonanza.

20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer and 23-time Champion Serena Williams will face each other at the Australia Hopman Cup on Tuesday in one of the most anticipated matches this year.

Federer will head into the mixed doubles match having already won his previous match against Britain’s Cameron Norrie effortlessly (6-1, 6-1). By contrast, the American had to overcome an ankle problem to beat her Greece opponent Maria Sakkari 7-6, 6-2.

Both tennis champions are excited for the matchup, with Williams already preparing to take a selfie once he meets Federer. The Swiss, on the other hand, was full of praise for the American

“It’s very exciting for both of us,” – Federer said. “I admire everything she’s done on and off the court.”

Federer then talked about parenthood and the experience they both share.

“We can relate to one another now even more so for being parents. I’ve played with some of the greatest double players in the world in Martina Navratilova and Martina Hingis, and I’ve also played against some of the best in Venus and other great ones in the past. This time it’s against Serena, who is one of the biggest champions ever in our sport—men and women combined.”

In their individual singles, Federer will face America’s Frances Tiafoe while Williams will face Swiss Belinda Bencic.

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