Athletics x Tennis: Swiss legend Roger Federer gets golden ticket, links up with track stars at Diamond League meet in Zurich

Roger Federer at the Zurich Diamond League final

Athletics x Tennis: Swiss legend Roger Federer gets golden ticket, links up with track stars at Diamond League meet in Zurich

Funmilayo Fameso 16:28 - 30.08.2025

Arguably the greatest tennis player in history, Roger Federer was present to watch the Diamond League final in Zurich alongside some sporting legends.

Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer was seated in the golden ticket section and linked up with track stars as he watched athletes compete at the Diamond League meet in Zurich.

Day 2 of the Zurich Diamond League showcased most of the world's top track and field athletes on a night where 26 champions were crowned and four meeting records broken at the Letzigrund Stadium.

26 champions crowned on Day 2 of Diamond League final in Zurich

Federer was spotted in the VIP stands as he cheered the athletes on, to the excitement of the crowd.

Roger Federer cheering the athletes at the VIP stand. Photo Credit - @WorldAthletics via X

Among the top retired sporting stars in attendance were Federer, Jamaican-Slovenian sprint legend Merlene Ottey, and former decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton, among others.

Ashton Eaton, Merlene Ottey, and Roger Federer at the Zurich Diamond League final

Noah Lyles and Femke set new records at Zurich Diamond League

World and Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles won his sixth Diamond League title at the series final in Zurich on Thursday, while Karsten Warholm, Femke Bol, and others clocked meeting records.

Noah Lyles won his sixth Diamond League trophy in Zurich

Lyles ran a blistering 19.74s to record a narrow victory over Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo in the men’s 200m, claiming his sixth career Diamond Trophy in the process. He became the most successful track athlete in the series’ history and just one title short of the overall record.

Meanwhile, Dutch hurdles star Bol broke her own meeting record in the 400m hurdles to maintain a Diamond League win streak that dates back to 2020 and now features five Diamond League titles.

Dutch hurdling star Femke Bol

The reigning world champion won in 52.18s – a time that only she and three other athletes have ever beaten – to secure her 30th successive Diamond League race victory in the 400m hurdles.