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WIMBLEDON – When asked if he is worried about Sunday's World Cup final between the Wimbledon final and men, Roger Federer can not help but laughing
. Federer joked in the press Monday after qualifying for the quarterfinals at the London Grand Slam for the 16th time in his career.
"They will hear every point, Wow, Love- 15, 15 to 30. The players will look in the crowd and not understand what is happening at Wimbledon
" It's important for Wimbledon to me and for us here, maybe you should ask the questions in Russia, how they are going to feel about Wimbledon at the same time. "
With the men's final scheduled for its traditional 14:00 BST time (9:00 ET ) and the kickoff of the World Cup final at 4 pm (11 pm ET) in Moscow, the All England Club is forced to postpone the championship game to hold, especially if England wins its semi-final against Croatia on Wednesday and reached its first final since 1966.
However, general manager Richard Lewis confirmed Monday that it was not expected to move the men's final and that the half finals and the World Cup finals would not be shown on the big screen, as was made the club since the beginning of the competition. tournament.
Lewis is quoted in the Guardian as saying, "People are getting Wimbledon and we are getting fair balance." We are a tennis tournament but we are aware that something special is going on elsewhere. "
The club's regulation that all mobile phones and tablets should be turned off" in and around playgrounds "was relaxed When asked when he thought the people watching the final of the World Cup on their devices simultaneously harm the atmosphere, Federer added: "It will happen anyway, if I do.In the final or not, the final of Wimbledon will take place, just like the final of the World Cup. "
Federer beat Adrian Mannarino 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 in his Round 4 match and will play Kevin Anderson, seeded No. 8 of Africa of the South, in the last eight.
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