Tennis lovers in India have been on the moon for some time now, Roger Federer - the greatest tennis player of all time was in the country. Indian fans have been excited from the time the news broke that the winner of all four Grand Slam titles will be visiting the country to participate in the inaugural edition of the International Premier Tennis League.
New Delhi you have no idea how excited i am to come play in #India
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) December 5, 2021
Excited to join the Indian Aces @iptl. They’ve been playing well so far but we’ve gotta keep it up!
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) December 5, 2021
The 17-time Grand Slam champion played his first tennis match on Indian soil on Day 2 of the Indian leg of the IPTL at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Roger won all the three sets in the Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and the Mixed Doubles. In doing so he added the much required spark to the IPTL in a cricket loving country.
Just landed in Delhi. Look who I found on the plane #PistolPete pic.twitter.com/dWFwvVncNQ — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) December 6, 2021
He is here, checked in and [email protected] @iptl #breakthecode pic.twitter.com/gXb1ehyHIv — Mahesh Bhupathi (@Maheshbhupathi) December 6, 2021
Bollywood also made sure to make its impression like it does in all other sporting leagues in the country. Before Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic could take on each other, Bollywood jumped in to have some fun and pour in a bit of oomph!
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Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone and Askhay Kumar joined in for an exhibition match with the legends of the game. Aamir got the maximum time on court with the sport’s biggies. Padukone, Akshay and Ritesh Deshmukh joined the party later. The other celebrities who turned up included Mohammad Azharuddin, Sunil Gavaskar and Lara Dutta. But it was Deepika Padukone that stole hearts at the ground.
While the crowd waiting for the real game wouldn’t have minded the fun, Twitter had its own take on the same. Twitter comedians have been tweeting some hilarious reactions to the meeting of the actress and the tennis star. Some of best tweets are curated below:
1. The TOI cleavage issue
“OMG! Deepika, TOI made an issue of my cleavage too once. This, right here.” pic.twitter.com/kBdcdfVudw — Internet Secularatty (@YearOfRat) December 9, 2021
2. Roger asking for one chance
Usme aisa kya rakha hai? just give me a chance..even i can do the “tattad..tattad..” dance! pic.twitter.com/RGnMzIftAV — Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) December 9, 2021
3. The TOI issue resurfaces
ये TOI वाले अपना फोक्स इसी एरिया में क्यों रखते हैं? pic.twitter.com/BM2m2YPDKV — Rofl किताब Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) December 9, 2021
4. Rajdeep asking for a book launch
Federer: Rajdeep asked me to launch his book too, trust me. @coolfunnytshirt @YearOfRat @BolshoyBooze @Alllahdin pic.twitter.com/wUhUHCwc5G — Intuitive Artist (@TheAndrabi) December 9, 2021
5. Meeting the MufflerMan and the consequences
You won’t believe, i saw #MufflerMan! He asked me “Whose agent are you?” pic.twitter.com/RGnMzIftAV — Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) December 9, 2021
6. No he isn’t Arbaaz!
No i am not Arbaaz Khan pic.twitter.com/qSFuZxBhGa
— Dorkstar (@Dorkstar) December 9, 2021
7. Roger survives Chennai Express
Federer to Deepika : You won’t believe, I watched Chennai Express and Happy New Year and I am still alive. pic.twitter.com/Oex8IZim7D — Anjan Sen (@ProbasiBong) December 9, 2021
8. Suhel Seth fails to recognize Federer too
Federer: Suhel Seth did not recognize me!! pic.twitter.com/VQiHuboZwQ — Pavan (@krantikari_yeda) December 9, 2021
While these curated tweets are meant for a good laugh, Roger made sure that he had a great time, increased the love for Tennis in the country and so did his fans.
The great moments I spent here will forever be in my memory. Thank you New Delhi! Tremendous crowd support! Forever grateful — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) December 8, 2021
