New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has been elected to the 2026 class of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the hall during a ceremony at Newport, Rhode Island, in August next year.

The Beijing Olympic gold medalist and 20-time Grand Slam winning icon, with 103 ATP Tour-level titles, was selected in his first year of eligibility. His 24-year-old pro career came to an end in 2022, which saw him spend a record 310 weeks at the top of men's singles rankings, with 237 weeks successively, as per Olympics.com.

Federer said as per Olympics.com, "It is a tremendous honour to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and to stand alongside so many of the game's great champions. Throu...