Switzerland could shift its National Day to Roger Federer's birthday

Roger Federer is a legend for the world but for the people of his country the tennis aces status is even higher than thatTo celebrate the tennis greats achievements Federers home country Switzerland is pondering postponing the National Day by a week to August 8 2021 the day Federer turns 40 And the people taking the lead are the Swiss parliamentariansThe nation is keen to honour the legend and former world No 1 by giving a gift which no country in the world would have given its sporting heroIt all started in the Swiss Parliament where several lawmakers launched an initiative on social media to honour Federer in its own unique way Soon the move gained momentum among his legion of fans and very soon it became the talking point of the nation of more than eight millionThis is not the first time the European country is planning to shower affection and gratitude on the tennis great Switzerland made a grand gesture in Federers honour when he became the first living person to receive a Swiss stamp after the 2007 Wimbledon triumph And in 2020 when the world was reeling under the Covid19 pandemic Federer received his own 20franc silver coin from SwissmintNow the 39yearold player in the twilight of his career Federers achievement might again be recognised one more time with the National Day being postponed by a week While the founding of the Swiss Confederacy is celebrated on August 1 this year it could be moved to August 8 to coincide with the eighttime Wimbledon champions birthdayEven as the move gains momentum Federer currently world No 6 on ATP is busy charting his return to ATP Tour action after a knee surgery And then he also plans to take a shot at Olympic glory in TokyoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever