Swiss tennis star Roger Federer's tough time in the first round of Wimbledon continued even after the match as the 39-year old failed to understand an English 'idiom'. The interviewer asked him a question starting with a popular idiom ‘Absence makes the heart grow fonder’, asking him if he felt like that after returning to the centre court. Federer apologised for not understanding it the first time and said that he understood the word absence but was blank after that. My English is not good enough,” he said, which was followed by a huge cheer from the crowd. after which, the interviewer asked the same question in simplified words and Federer replied saying, "Good reminder, my English is not very good.

Source: dna June 30, 2021 12:00 UTC