World No. 1 Roger Federer has been named 'Ehrespalebaerglemer', an award given to outstanding citizens of Basel. A small crowd of 200-300 fans, friends & family members attended the ceremony on 17/07/2009. The plaque sits alongside those honouring other local heroes in the historic city centre of Basel.
“It's a nice honour for me to receive the plaque and I will walk past it, I am sure, just a few more times,” said Federer. “It's going to be a proud moment, maybe also to show my kids in the future.”
Federer made history as he won a record breaking 15th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, an epic victory over Andy Roddick.
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