Roger Federer was so nervous the first time he went to Wimbledon that he asked the umpire...

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Roger Federer was not always the king of the Wimbledon courts. In fact, his very first outing at the All England Club began with embarrassment. This is because Federer, at 16, made an umpire double-check a net as he thought it was so high it could have been fit for volleyball. Unfortunately for Federer, that has not been his only faux pas at Wimbledon — but, as an eight-time Wimbledon champion, his successes far outweigh the epic fails. Roger Federer is revered for the tennis IQ he exhibits on Centre Court at Wimbledon, but the 36-year-old was not always so sports savvy. In fact, his very first appearance at the All England Club began with embarrassment as a young, inexperienced, and nervous

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