Roger Federer and Kane Williamson celebrate their birthdays on Saturday and plenty of wishes poured in on social media for the two star sportspersons.
Federer, a 20-time tennis Grand Slam champion, turned 39 while Williamson, New Zealand’s cricket captain celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday.
Both Federer and Williamson are known for their relaxed personalities – while competing and in life in general – and fans couldn’t help but draw parallels between the two.
Several also pointed out that they both had to endure their toughest losses on the same day – July 14, 2019 – when Federer lost the Wimbledon final after having championship points and New Zealand lost the World Cup final on boundary countback after a tied Super Over. Their composure and sporting spirit after the loss was a talking point as much as the victors on that fateful day.
In 2020, Federer has had to knee surgeries this year and has decided to skip the rest of the season in order to recover fully. Williamson, on the other hand, has resumed training with his Kiwi teammates and is expected to play in the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
Here are some of the birthday wishes for Federer and Williamson:
Time to celebrate your birthday, @rogerfederer 🎉
— ATP Tour (@atptour) August 8, 2020
Enjoy 39 great RF moments on his 39th birthday! pic.twitter.com/7d6bbJolXS
Win or lose, tennis always makes him smile ☺️
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 8, 2020
Happy 39th birthday, @rogerfederer! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/NZ5TYjCq6p
Happy 39th birthday to 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, @rogerfederer 🎉
— ITF (@ITF_Tennis) August 8, 2020
From his first title at Wimbledon in 2003 to his twentieth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2018, here's every trophy lift... pic.twitter.com/kw5TfYoTaq
Many happy returns @rogerfederer. We miss tennis and we sure miss seeing you out there, gracing the world's courts. Have a great day with your family. I'd love to join you for a birthday celebration next year and have the opportunity to toast at least one more GS title! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/QBfPOr8t8l
— Rod Laver (@rodlaver) August 8, 2020
Never gets old 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) August 8, 2020
Celebrating @rogerfederer’s birthday in 39 seconds 🥳 #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/SELYD9KUl2
#BirthdayThrowback 🎈
— Danielle (@danicara77) August 8, 2020
8th August 2008 🇨🇭🎂
“This is one of the most wonderful birthday presents I could possibly wish for.” @rogerfederer 🇨🇭🎁💝 pic.twitter.com/PpfYzKjqpE
Roger Federer is 39 today.
— The Big 3 (@Big3Tennis) August 8, 2020
39 is also the number of combined wins he has over Nadal and Djokovic.
Roger Federer : Can I have it baby ? 😊🎾💚
— Dinora❣RF (@norinchi_df) August 7, 2020
1⃣0⃣.0⃣0⃣0⃣ Aces 👏
🎥 #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/TqCZTmqHH1
Federer and 39...
— The Big 3 (@Big3Tennis) August 8, 2020
Record against players ranked No. 39: 9-4
39th ATP win: 2000 Hamburg over Gambill
39th grand slam main draw: '09 Aus. Open
39th grand slam win: '03 US Open against Blake
39th win at World Tour Finals: '11 final over Tsonga
39th title: Wimbledon '06
Happy birthday @rogerfederer, a Melbourne favourite and six-time #AusOpen champion. We will all feel much better when you are back playing. Hope you are well, safe and in good spirits. Have a great day with your wonderful family. pic.twitter.com/egGTqj3osk
— Craig Tiley (@CraigTiley) August 8, 2020
Two of the nicest guys in world sport were born today....
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 8, 2020
- Roger Federer 🇨🇭 (1981) #tennis 🙏
- Kane Williamson 🇳🇿(1990) #cricket 🙏
Federer & Williamson not only share their b'days
— The Trivia Zone (@The_TriviaZone) August 8, 2020
They lost major trophies on the same date July 14,2019
Federer lost an ATP tour finals to Djokovic on 22 Mar 2015,just a week before NZ(& Williamson) lost the 2015 ICC World Cup Final against Australia#RogerFederer pic.twitter.com/upYNehY2lU
Two of my most favourite sportsmen share their birthdays today... One whose shelf would be filled with trophies and another whom I wish will win major tournaments... #HappyBirthdayRogerFederer #HappyBirthdayKaneWilliamson pic.twitter.com/MRlXWMd7qE
— ℝ𝕒𝕛𝕚𝕧 𝕊𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕞✈✈ (@Rajiv2786) August 8, 2020
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to the two best Athletes and Kind hearted people.
— King Kohli Telugu FC (@KingkohliTFC) August 8, 2020
Wishing you both great years ahead from @imVkohli fans. 🙌#HappyBirthdayRogerFederer #HappyBirthdayKaneWilliamson pic.twitter.com/uE0N4TmxNR
It's Kane Williamson's birthday so enjoy a bit of class from the @BLACKCAPS superstar in 2015. pic.twitter.com/rCECbNjDKX
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) August 8, 2020
On his 30th birthday, watch what makes Kane Williamson so special 📽️ pic.twitter.com/I3NNpVPtqn
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) August 8, 2020
Happy birthday, Kane Williamson – smooth with the bat, smooth with the bat guitar 🎸 😍 pic.twitter.com/cx1b7tTodt
— ICC (@ICC) August 8, 2020
Happy birthday to a terrific ambassador of his country and the game of cricket. #KaneWilliamson pic.twitter.com/kjH1a0iPNN
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 8, 2020
🎂 Birthday wishes from the ones who love and admire Kane Williamson all 365 days 🧡#HappyBirthdayKane #OrangeArmy #SRH pic.twitter.com/TCvxSpZBYo
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) August 8, 2020
Never got an opportunity to play with or against #KaneWilliamson but whatever I have seen of him, he looks like a blend of Dravid and Dhoni. Captain cool as Mahi and Mr. Perfect as Dravid! #HappyBirthdayKane pic.twitter.com/wdZFKrYM6u
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) August 8, 2020
Kane Williamson's record at the World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy:
— ICC (@ICC) August 8, 2020
29 matches
59.80 average
3 x 💯
A throwback to this classic match v Australia in CWC15, when the New Zealander won a thriller with this six 🙌 pic.twitter.com/fGOR8a56oy
Today is Kane Williamson's birthday! What type of shot do you most enjoy seeing him play? #OnThisDay #Birthday pic.twitter.com/3mrfcHHT6j
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) August 8, 2020
