Roger Federer and Wimbledon tease meeting as hopes for new role grow

But membership doesn’t appear to mean too much without a member card, as Federer recently revealed that he was denied entry to the Wimbledon grounds during a flying visit in November, when he tried to stop in before a flight home. “I had no idea where mine was, so I said no [I don’t have one on me], but she insisted that I had to be a member,” the 103-time title winner said of one of the club’s security guards, speaking on Trevor Noah’s Daily Show.

“I told her I am a member and normally, when I’m here, I’m playing. She tells me the same thing, so I look at her one last time and tell her, ‘I have won this tournament eight times. Please believe me; I am a member!’ I went around to a different gate, and one of the security guards asked me for a selfie. I was like, ‘yes!’ Finally, they let me in, and I thought about giving a wave to the person who didn’t let me in, but I didn’t do it.”