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Roger Federer he was the last man left to sit in the royal box watching Wimbledon action on Center Court on Monday.Arthur Fery and Grigor Dimitrov’s battle, which ended in Fery’s triumph, ended just after 8pm, with Alexander Zverev yet to face Jiri Lehecko under the roof afterwards. Instead of leaving halfway, as most celebrities did, Federer stayed out of respect for Zverev and Lehecka.Known for his grace on and off the court, the suited tennis legend was seen enjoying every ball as Zverev led 6-4, 7-5, 3-3 when play had to be called off after Wimbledon’s 11pm curfew arrived.Also present in the Royal Box on Tuesday were tennis legend Billie Jean King, Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli and England women’s soccer star Alessia Russo.In addition to the sports stars, Comic Relief co-founder Lenny Henry, actor Ncuti Gatwa and BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski were also in attendance.Watch:In the continuation of Zverev’s match, several spectators returned to the Royal Box.The eight-time Wimbledon champion was a home crowd favorite at SW19. After beating Dimitrov, Fery expressed surprise and said he saw Federer sitting in the front row of the royal box while he was playing.“‘When I turned on the TV in the dressing rooms for the first match (at Center Court), the women’s match, I saw Roger in the royal box, I didn’t know he was coming. I texted my team saying, ‘Roger is in the box, I’m pretty tight’,” Fery said, according to the Daily Mail.“It’s incredible to be in that position where you’re being watched by one of the greatest of all time, let alone watching me play a five-set match against Dimitrov on Center Court at Wimbledon,” he added.Fery’s impressive streak at Wimbledon will propel him into the top 100 in the world.He will next face ninth seed and French Open finalist Flavio Cobolli in the quarterfinals.Zverev and Federer played each other seven times before Federer retired. The 29-year-old German holds a 4-3 lead in their head-to-head record.
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