Let’s all act surprised. The International Tennis Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for the Class of 2026, and headlining the list is none other than Roger Federer. I know, I was shocked too. It’s almost as if winning 20 Grand Slam titles, holding the world number one spot for a casual 237 consecutive weeks, and generally being the human embodiment of tennis grace makes you a shoo-in for this sort of thing. Who knew?

In what might be the least suspenseful ballot in sports history, Federer is joined by Argentine powerhouse Juan Martin del Potro and two-time major singles champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. While del Potro and Kuznetsova are legends in their own right, let’s be honest: this is the Federer show. The Hall of Fame might as well have sent out a press release that just said, “It

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