TAG: Federer has admiration for Marcelo RIos
Sep/15
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Roger Federer saying Marcelo Rios should be Hall of Fame bound makes news in Chile
27 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Last week after Roger Federer beat Steve Darcis in straight sets at the US Open, I attended the number two seed's press conference and asked him if he had a vote to induct Marcelo Rios into the Tennis Hall of Fame, would he vote "yes" or "no"?
To the surprise of some, Federer answered: "I don't know what it takes, to be quite honest -- he was one of my favorite players to watch so I would vote yes"
This past weekend, a reporter from a Chilean newspaper HoyxHoy named Nicolas Labra, contacted me for an interview --
Question- Why did you decide to ask Roger Federer on possible inclusion of Marcelo Rios in the Hall of Fame? It was something spontaneous or you are behind a campaign to included Marcelo in the Hall of Fame? Continue to read full article...
