Boris Becker, Martina Hingis and Rod Laver all react after Roger Federer is inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame

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Roger Federer has officially been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, joining many other legends in the exclusive group.

Federer is among the all-time greats, having given fans so many wonderful memories on and indeed off the court for many years.

He turned pro back in 1998, and went on to become world number one and claim a huge 103 ATP Tour titles.

Federer was ranked number one for 310 weeks in total, before calling time on his glittering career in 2022 with 1,251 singles wins.

Boris Becker, Martina Hingis and Rod Laver react to Roger Federer’s Hall of Fame induction

Monica Seles congratulated Federer on his induction, with several other legends also sharing their verdicts.

Boris Becker commented via a video message: “Whenever you started winning, people that had nothing to do with tennis liked tennis because of you.

“So you’re not only one of the best players in tennis of all time, you’re the most important sportsman of all time.”

WTA legend Martina Hingis said: “Everything always looked so perfect, easy when you were on court, and many people don’t see all the sweat that is behind it because you kind of make it look so easy.”

And Rod Laver wrote on X: “Congratulations on this great honour Roger Federer – a richly deserved honour for a player who changed the game. Welcome to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.”

Roger Federer receives messages from Stefan Edberg and Billie Jean King

Unsurprisingly, the kind words didn’t end there, with Billie Jean King and Federer’s former coach Stefan Edberg also weighing in.

King commented: “You have meant so much to so many of us. You had such guts, such focus, such intensity.

“I could see how much it meant to you, and just watching you brought out every aspect of your character.”

And Edberg said: “Congratulations [on] being part of the Tennis Hall of Fame. You really, really deserve it. You’ve had an incredible career and 20 Grand Slam titles tells it all.”

Juan Martin del Potro and Svetlana Kuznetsova were also nominated, although neither reached the induction threshold.

But Federer had no such issues, with the Swiss legend following in the footsteps of five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova, who was inducted last time out.