Watch: Roger Federer schools Andy Murray about ‘The Shard’ in London

By: Sports DeskUpdated: September 22, 2022 11:28:31 am

Roger Federer is known for his elegant style of play, for his longevity, for his 20 Grand Slam titles — and for occasional tears in his most emotional post-match moments, whether after victory or defeat. But ahead of the fifth edition of Team Europe vs Team World in the Laver Cup, the Swiss great also showed how good his general knowledge of London is.

In one video shared by Eurosport, which is going viral on social media, Roger Federer can be seen giving lessons to Andy Murray about London.

When Roger Federer knows more about London than Andy Murray 😅🇬🇧@andy_murray | @rogerfederer | #LaverCuppic.twitter.com/8xUFlT0vOu

— Eurosport (@eurosport) September 21, 2022

In an interesting conversation, while roaming around the streets of London, Andy Murray pointed toward the Shard and asked, “What building is this one?” Pat came to the reply from Roger Federer, ‘The Shard.’

Murray seemed confused after watching the architecture of the 300m-high building ‘The Shard’, which is made up of 11,000 glass panels, is the tallest in England’s capital. From a distance, it looks like The Shard doesn’t even have a roof. A curious Murray again asked: “That is the Shard yeah? So what’s happened to it?”

Federer explained to Murray that The Shard was deliberately made to look like it hadn’t been finished.

An evening for icons in London 📸#LaverCuppic.twitter.com/TsGODm8ESl

— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 21, 2022

“That’s how it is. It’s like broken glass,” said Roger.

Thereafter, Novak Djokovic, who is also a member of Team Europe, took a sly dig at Andy Murran and said: “Andy, he is giving you lessons about London.”

Federer had announced last week via social media that he would be retiring after the Laver Cup, said it took him a bit to get used to the idea of stepping away from the competition.

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He will play doubles for Team Europe against Team World on Day 1 of the event, and then give way to 2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini for singles over the weekend.

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