Tropicana Magazine Sep-Oct 2017: Fortune Favours The Brave
This issue's article 'Fortune Favours The Brave' features Michelle Goh boldly starting a new venture against all odds.
This issue's article 'Fortune Favours The Brave' features Michelle Goh boldly starting a new venture against all odds.
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GAME CHANGER<br />
Roger<br />
Jolly<br />
Roger Federer speaks about the support<br />
he has from his wife and family, his<br />
ambitions for the future and what he<br />
thinks has made him one of the most<br />
successful tennis players ever.<br />
interview by<br />
Vicky Dearden / <strong>The</strong> interview people<br />
getty images<br />
Roger Federer has been celebrating winning an unprecedented<br />
eighth Wimbledon title. <strong>The</strong> Swiss tennis champ beat Marin<br />
Cilic in straight sets to get his hands on the prestigious golden<br />
trophy and make sporting history. Watching from Player’s Box<br />
was Roger’s wife Mirka and the couple’s fourchildren - Charlene, Myla,<br />
Lenny and Leo.<br />
Also present were the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who were<br />
watching from the Royal Box on Centre Court. Kate was wearing a floral<br />
Catherine Walker midi dress. Among the famous faces watching the game<br />
were Hollywood stars Uma Thurman, Eddie Redmayne, Sienna Miller and<br />
Andrew Garfield.. Speaking after his win, Roger – who took six months off<br />
after losing in the Wimbledon semi-finals last year – said: “I put in a lot of<br />
work and it paid off.” He also spoke about the support he has from his wife<br />
and family, his ambitions for the future and what he thinks has made him<br />
one of the most successful tennis players ever...<br />
TM | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER <strong>2017</strong><br />
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