A street in the name of Roger Federer in Halle – 2012 Gerry Weber Open

Rafa won his 7th Roland Garros and Roger becomes “Immortal” in Halle. This is the beauty of  tennis!

Roger is more and more involved in the Gerry Weber tournament. The Swiss Maestro signed a life time contract where he stated that he will always play in Halle in his professional career. The Mayor of the city  Anne Rodenbrock-Wesselmann gives a great honor to Roger by name a street after him. “Now I will practically always be here,“ said the world no.3, it’s an “unbelievablely big honor that now a street in Germany is named after me,“ Federer said. “The Germans were really a step ahead of the Swiss.“.. Roger had already the honor of been depicted in an offical stamp in Switzerland
 

Rogere Federer Stamp Wimbledon

The tournament director Ralph Weber said that Federer is a “great ambassador for the tournament“ and a “fan favourite who very quickly captured the hearts of the fans.“ Weber added: “The people here simply love Roger, his natural manner and his confident demeanour. We are happy that we could name this street after him.“