Roger Federer wins Wimbledon 2017: Tennis stars react

Twitter was out in full force celebrating Roger Federer’s 19^th Major and 8^th Wimbledon title – both records – and the tennis community has been generous in its admiration!

Some of the best tweets:

Billie Jean King

A record 8 Wimbledon championships and a lifetime of being a champion on and off the court and @rogerfederer is the greatest of all time

— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) July 16, 2017

Martina Navratilova

Stan Wawrinka

19!! The king @rogerfederer !! pic.twitter.com/x3CUxdOjVJ

— Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka) July 16, 2017

Lleyton Hewitt

What year is this?! Rafa wins French without dropping a set now Federer takes Wimbledon crown without losing one. Congrats @rogerfederer

— Lleyton Hewitt (@lleytonhewitt) July 16, 2017

Tomas Berdych

Slam Wimbledon 19 @rogerfederer #sw19 #wimbledon #welldone

— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) July 16, 2017

Andy Roddick

. @rogerfederer At this point you're just showing off :) Congrats my friend! #8 #19

— andyroddick (@andyroddick) July 16, 2017

Tommy Haas

#19 @ Wimbledon https://t.co/0dlpjR11nE

— Tommy Haas (@TommyHaas13) July 16, 2017

Madison Keys

Feds kids are all like... wait your dad hasn't won #19grandslams ?

— Madison Keys (@Madison_Keys) July 16, 2017

Fernando Verdasco

Wim8bledon @rogerfederer please do not ever retire from tennis!! #19 #grandslams . It's just a pleasure watching you play! pic.twitter.com/mX7fDUGTQ8

— Fernando Verdasco (@FerVerdasco) July 16, 2017

Belinda Bencic

ROGERRRRRRRRRRRRRR

— Belinda Bencic (@BelindaBencic) July 16, 2017

Juan Monaco

El mejor deportista de la historia @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/D0eATRCccQ

— Juan Monaco (@picomonaco) July 16, 2017

Daria Gavrilova

RF!!!

— Daria Gavrilova (@Daria_gav) July 16, 2017

Rennae Stubbs

greatness doesn't come along all the time & to have what we currently have is beyond belief! ROGER,SERENA,RAFA,NOLE,VENUS this is greatness

— rennae stubbs (@rennaestubbs) July 16, 2017