The first member of the Big Three is headed to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

The hall announced Wednesday that Roger Federer will be enshrined in August in ceremonies in Newport, R.I. He learned the news at Swiss Tennis, where he played as a youngster, as he watched more than 20 Hall of Fame members welcome him in a video call.

"You really put tennis on a different map," retired great Boris Becker told Federer. "Whenever you started winning, people who had nothing to do with tennis liked tennis. It was because of you. So you're not only one of the best players in tennis of all time, you're the most important sportsman of all time."

Sportscaster and journalist Mary Carillo also will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. She was elected in the contributor category for her impact on

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