Eight-time tournament champion Roger Federer returned to the hallowed lawns of Wimbledon on Monday with a keen eye on his longtime rival Novak Dokovic.
Looking cool in a blue suit and shades with his Wimbledon member's badge, Federer took his seat in the Royal Box alongside his wife Mirka to sustained applause. The couple joined other notable names in the invitation-only seats that included King Frederik X of Denmark, comedian Michael McIntyre and Michael and Carole Middleton—the parents of Kate, Princess of Wales.
While Federer was set to watch Djokovic face Alex de Minaur for a spot in the quarterfinals, among other matches on Monday, the Serb said earlier in the tournament that he hoped to see Federer one day outside of the Royal Box in the not-so-distant future.
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After he surpassed Federer's record for most Wimbledon third-round appearances with a defeat of Brit Dan Evans, Djokovic joked that he hoped to reflect on the magnitude of his, Federer's and Rafael Nadal's accomplishments while they "sip margarits on the beach."