{"id":32099,"date":"2023-05-09T00:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T00:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/a-nice-surprise-roger-federer-delighted-to-meet-venus-and-serena-williams-at-the-miami-grand-prix\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T00:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T00:02:17","slug":"a-nice-surprise-roger-federer-delighted-to-meet-venus-and-serena-williams-at-the-miami-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/09\/a-nice-surprise-roger-federer-delighted-to-meet-venus-and-serena-williams-at-the-miami-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A nice surprise&#8221; &#8211; Roger Federer delighted to meet Venus and Serena Williams at the Miami Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3952445\" data-slug-id=\"1501366\">\n<p>Swiss Maestro Roger Federer expressed his delight at reuniting with Venus and Serena Williams at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, May 7.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures of the tennis legends together took the internet by storm after the race. Federer also met Juan Martin del Potro at the Miami GP. The 20-time Grand Slam champion said that it was his third time attending a Formula One race, after Abu Dhabi in 2016 and Barcelona in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to Sky Sports, Federer mentioned that he has had more time for recreational activities since his retirement last year. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s great fun to be back, having finally a bit of time to do things like this as well,\u201d said Federer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Miami Open posted the picture of the three superstars, who have 50 singles Grand Slam titles between them, on their social media page, calling them &#8220;tennis royalty&#8221;. Roger Federer shared the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/f1\/news-tennis-legend-roger-federer-returns-watch-f1-miami-gp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">same photo<\/a> via his Instagram story, expressing his delight at meeting Venus and Serena Williams.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA nice surprise,\u201d he captioned the image.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"864\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/604b3-16835708522795-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/604b3-16835708522795-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/604b3-16835708522795-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/604b3-16835708522795-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/604b3-16835708522795-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"Roger Federer&amp;#039;s IG story\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/604b3-16835708522795-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20864%201920%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Roger Federer&#8217;s IG story<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Federer met the musical trio, The Jonas Brothers, on the F1 grid. He was also pictured with his wife Mirka and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/tennis\/news-roger-federer-attends-f1-miami-gp-family-reunites-juan-martin-del-potro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">their four kids<\/a> at the Paddock ahead of the race.<\/p>\n<h2>Roger Federer hopes to see Nadal and Djokovic return for the 2023 French Open<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"Roger Federer hopes to see Nadal and Djokovic at Roland Garros\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"Roger Federer hopes to see Nadal and Djokovic at Roland Garros\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/05\/e75b0-16835708890969-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Roger Federer hopes to see Nadal and Djokovic at Roland Garros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>20-time Grand Slam champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/roger-federer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Roger Federe<\/a>r admitted that a French Open without his great rival and friend, Rafael Nadal, would be \u201cbrutal.\u201d He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/tennis\/news-roger-federer-hopes-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-fit-french-open-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">expressed his concern<\/a> for Novak Djokovic, saying he hoped the Serb would be \u201cstrong\u201d for the clay Slam as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It would be brutal, yes. That would be tough for tennis if Rafa wasn\u2019t gonna be there,&#8221; said the 41-year-old. &#8220;I still hope so. I saw he pulled out of Rome so I wish him the best. And then obviously Novak also hasn\u2019t played that much so I hope he is going to be strong as well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Federer mentioned he is excited about the tournament and will definitely be watching it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;And then obviously all the young guys coming through as well. I&#8217;ll be watching, that&#8217;s for sure,&#8221; he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Nadal has been absent from the 2023 ATP Tour since sustaining a hip injury at the Australian Open. The King of Clay hasn&#8217;t featured in the European clay-swing so far. He recently withdrew from the 2023 Italian Open as well, which has cast a doubt on his participation in the 2023 Roland Garros. <\/p>\n<p>Djokovic, on the other hand, has been struggling with an elbow injury since the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters, and missed the Madrid Masters due to the same. 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