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If you told your spouse you just sat next to 20-time Tennis Grand Slam winner Roger Federer in economy class, they would roll their eyes.

But thanks to social media, there now is evidence that the tennis god is not just a nice guy, but humble too. A social media post has been going around showing the Wimbledon legend boarding a flight to Joburg, and to everyone’s surprise, the multi-millionaire sat down in economy class nogal.

Ordinarily, this wouldn’t be news, but this is Roger Federer, who only a few weeks ago hung with the ‘it’ crowd at the Met Gala before jetting to South Beach, Miami, for the Grand Prix. And now here he comes to sit behind you in the cramped, fart-smelling interior of economy class.

Federer is known to have a warm place in his heart for South Africa, particularly through his heritage on his mother Lynette’s side who is a native of the country, and he is also an avid supporter of the Springboks.

“Truly magnetised with the simplicity of the legend who himself is 20 times winner of grand slam. World’s number 1 tennis player! Only name is enough Roger Federer. I’m still feeling hard to believe that we were in the same flight and he was just to my back seat during travelling to Johannesburg Airport!”

Herewith, proof that Roger is a legend on and off the court:

Imagine you are in economy class and you see Roger Federer getting on the plane and sitting in the seat right behind you 😮

A man experienced this while going to Johannesburg a few weeks ago!!! (🎥IG/imvirag8) pic.twitter.com/cE5Z9y8Mfm

— Luigi Gatto (@gigicat7_) May 27, 2023

This is definitely more exciting than the time Cyril took a flight with the common people. Roger has at least achieved something and isn’t hated by everyone outside of the USSR (Yes, it’s Russia now, but same shit, different name).

Can’t wait for the video of Roger taking a minibus taxi.

[source:news24]