{"id":2113194,"date":"2026-08-26T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113194"},"modified":"2026-08-26T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:00:51","slug":"johanna-konta-calls-roger-federers-tennis-hall-of-fame-induction-pointless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113194","title":{"rendered":"Johanna Konta calls Roger Federer&#8217;s Tennis Hall of Fame induction &#8216;pointless&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Johanna Konta calls Roger Federer\u2019s Tennis Hall of Fame induction \u2018pointless\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\" class=\"text-sm 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Roger Federer speaks at a press conference                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roger-federer\">Roger Federer<\/a> has been one of the biggest talking points of the US Open already this year and he is set to stick around in the sport for a good while yet.<\/p>\n<p>Federer returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium for a selection of events during the US Open\u2019s \u2018Opening Week\u2019, including a practice session with Lorenzo Musetti and a set with Andy Roddick.<\/p>\n<p>Following his stint at the US Open, which is the first time he has played the event since 2019, Federer is set to head to Newport, Rhode Island to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Federer is being inducted in the first year he is eligible and he is set to enter the prestigious Hall of Fame alongside WTA Tour icon Mary Carillo.<\/p>\n<p>While Federer\u2019s upcoming induction has made headlines, Johanna Konta believes Federer\u2019s career and popularity almost outstrips the entire organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/tennis\/us-open\/2026\/johanna-konta-roger-federer-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-hall-of-fame_sto23331323\/story.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">TNT Sports<\/a>, the former British no 1 explained how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roger-federer\">Federer\u2019s<\/a> impending Tennis Hall of Fame induction felt like a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<h2>More Roger Federer news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/lorenzo-musetti-coach-predicts-where-roger-federer-would-be-ranked-if-he-returned\">What Lorenzo Musetti\u2019s coach said about Roger Federer\u2019s level following his US Open appearances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/roger-federer-pissed-off-john-mcenroe-prodigy-won-junior-wimbledon-failure\">\u2018Roger Federer was pissed off\u2019 \u2013 John McEnroe prodigy reveals the highs and lows of being a tennis pro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels like he\u2019s already in it. Do you know what I mean? It almost feels pointless because it\u2019s so obvious that it almost doesn\u2019t seem real,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/johanna-konta\">Konta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I saw a little clip from clip of him tying his bandanna up [at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>], and it was just so nostalgic. It\u2019s [the Hall of Fame] important because it celebrates something that\u2019s gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut again, I think in the context of someone like Roger, it almost feels pointless just because I feel like he was \u2013 and, to be fair, Rafa and Novak \u2013 it feels like they are already in the Hall of Fame while they were actively playing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the interview, Konta also suggested that Federer should be inducted into the Hall of Fame a second time, alongside his rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rafael-nadal\">Rafael Nadal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have their own separate ones, but then a joint one, because what was unbelievable, it wasn\u2019t just their individual careers, it was how they had their careers alongside each other,\u201d Konta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what made the whole thing incredible, because Roger on his own would have still been spectacular and special, but it would have not been as emotional, as massive, as engrossing if Rafa wasn\u2019t having the same alongside him, and then Novak joining alongside them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think individually, 100%, but jointly, they gave something that I don\u2019t know when we\u2019ll see something of that calibre again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Between them, Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal won 66 Grand Slam titles in what is one of the most impressive eras the sport has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johanna Konta calls Roger Federer\u2019s Tennis Hall of Fame induction \u2018pointless\u2019 Liam McMillen 26 Aug 2026 8:00 PM Roger Federer speaks at a press conference Roger Federer has been one of the biggest talking points of the US Open already this year and he is set to stick around in the sport for a good [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2113194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2113194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2113194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2113194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2113194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}