Serena, Federer Brand Each other G.O.A.T. After Historic Clash
Roger Federer and Serena Williams have been the best tennis players in the world over the past two decades with a combined 43 Grand Slam triumphs between them.
On Tuesday, they finally faced off on court, giving the capacity crowd at Perth a night to remember with Federer’s Switzerland beating Serena’s U.S. 4-2 4-3(3) in the mixed doubles decider at the Hopman Cup on Z.
The duo hailed each other in the post-match interview before the tennis titans captured the iconic moment in what Hopman Cup on Twitter described as the ‘greatest selfie of all time’.
He’s the greatest of all time, to be honest.
Serena says Federer is G.O.A.T
“He’s the greatest of all time, to be honest.” 23-times Grand Slam winner Williams said. “It was so fun to do this at the pinnacle of our careers.
“Both on and off the court, he has such charisma, he’s such a wonderful player. Maybe I could get some tips from him later on.”
Federer and Williams have won a combined 171 career titles and have spent over 600 weeks at world number one.
Federer also posted the picture on social media, with the caption, “Oh what a night.”
“It was great fun,” Federer added of the match. “You see how determined and focused she is, and I love that about her.”
Defending champions Switzerland take on Greece in their final round-robin match on Thursday while the U.S. face Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter.