Roger Federer and Garbine Muguruza, this year's king and queen of Wimbledon, joined a host of tennis stars and celebrities at last night's Champions' Ball. Roger Federer arriving at the Wimbledon Champions Dinner. In a post-match press conference, when asked who she would prefer to dance with at the dinner, Muguruza said: "Roger. Among the stars in attendance was eight-time Wimbledon champion Federer with wife Mirka, as well as Brits Heather Watson and Virginia Wade. The glitzy event, which marks the end of the tournament, saw former and current tennis players glam-up for a dinner and ball at the Guildhall in London.
With his eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday, Roger Federer has 19 Grand Slam victories under his belt, the most by any player in tennis history. World No.2 Rafael Nadal, with whom Federer has enjoyed a legendary rivalry, has won 15 titles including 10 French Open victories. At a time when younger athletes ranked higher than him by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) are breaking down mid-tournament, the 35-year-old Federer won Wimbledon without dropping a set or displaying any sign of wear and tear. Federer's feat of reaching 29 Grand Slam finals bears testimony to this. But Federer isn't what Ivan Lendl would've called a one-trick pony ('Grass is for cows,' Lendl once famously said ).
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