ATP: No Roger Federer Hall in Basel

The city of Basel still finds it difficult to honour its most famous son appropriately.

Roger-Federer-Allee has been in Halle since 2012 and Roger-Federer-Allee in Biel since 2016. Only in Basel, however, does not really want to succeed in giving the Maestro a place of honour, even if after his twentieth birthday. Grand Slam titles were again corresponding calls were loud.

As far as the road is concerned, it seems clear why: a directive clearly states that living persons are excluded from being named. But why not a hall? For example, the St.. Jakobshalle, where Federer has won the indoor tournament eight times. As the British website express. co. uk reports, this was recently even considered. But allegedly financial reasons speak against it. In Basel, for example, a sponsor would be sought who would pay around one million Swiss francs for the naming rights to St. Stephen’s name. Jakobshalle.

After all, Federer can comfort himself with one thing: In November, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the medical faculty of the University of Basel. Among other things, for its function as a role model that encourages people around the world to exercise more and thus makes a major contribution to health promotion.