Street named after Federer
ByReuters
Updated 08/05/2012 at 15:20 GMT
The small German town of Halle, known around the world for the grass court tennis event dominated by Roger Federer, has paid tribute to its biggest ambassador by naming a street after the 16-times Grand Slam champion.
TENNIS Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates winning the men's singles tennis final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London November 27, 2011.
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The road leading to the tournament stadium has been renamed after the Swiss, who has won the Halle title five times.
"It was this personal commitment to us and the fact that he is highly respected the world over that led us to consider how we could honour him," tournament director Ralf Weber said on Tuesday.
Federer, 30, has used the event in the sleepy Westphalia town for more than a decade to prepare for Wimbledon. Most of his top rivals opted in the past to play the event at Queen's in London.
World number one Novak Djokovic and world number two Rafa Nadal are set to join Federer at this year's tournament.
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