[1/3] Roger Federer arrives on the Met Gala, an annual fundraising gala held for the good thing about the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork’s Costume Institute with this yr’s theme “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Magnificence”, in New York Metropolis, New York, U.S., Might 1, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Might 31 (Reuters) – After a profession spent navigating the hardest opponents on the courtroom, 20-times main winner Roger Federer will now assist commuters navigate the open street, as the latest voice of driving app Waze.
The retired, polyglottic tennis star can provide instructions in English, French, or German, and is the primary particular person to report customized navigation in three totally different languages, the navigation app mentioned on Wednesday.
The 41-year-old Swiss provides a wide range of motivational messages to drivers, on high of fundamental instructions.
“It is drive time – I can really feel the adrenaline kicking in already,” Federer says in a single recording.
He begins one other commute by telling drivers: “Time to journey! Belief your skill. I am prepared to educate you alongside the way in which.”
Federer joins an assortment of superstar voices on the navigation app, which Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) acquired for $1 billion in 2013, together with pop stars Christina Aguilera and the Jonas Brothers.
The previous primary referred to as time on his extraordinary profession in September.
“Alright, I am pumped for this drive,” Federer declares in one other customized recording.
“I really feel rested and prepared. Like getting back from a pleasant trip. You want time away from the craziness generally, you recognize?”
Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York
Modifying by Toby Davis
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