The new St. Jakobshalle Arena in Basel will be opened in October this year after modernization, featuring 10,000 seats for the first time. But it's been confirmed that it won't be named the Roger Federer Arena. Councilor Martina Bernasconi requested for a vote to name the new stadium after the 20-time Grand Slam champion.

Federer, a Basel-native has also won the title in his hometown event eight times. However, the proposal had to be rejected when the votes went against the proposal by a margin of 78-8, with eight people abstaining. Source: Barfi.ch ALSO READ: Roger Federer thinks Nadal can still beat his Grand Slam titles record