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[dramatic music building]

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering]

[inspirational music playing]

[indistinct voices]

[Federer] Just, er... yeah,
the window. Close the windows.

[man] Camera, review
the direction.

Good. Okay.

[indistinct chatter]

[man] Yeah, no problem.

I feel like I'm ready to
start. And get it behind me.

That's how I feel. My God.

Hopefully, I will not be
using those tissues today,

but I'm an emotional
guy, so we'll never know.

[chuckles]

All right.

Ready?

"To my tennis family and beyond,

today I want to share some
news with all of you."

Well, I'm Roger Federer,

I was a professional tennis
player for over 24 years.

I played tennis my whole life.

"As many of you know, the past
three years have presented me

with challenges in the form
of injuries and surgeries.

I've worked hard to return
to full competitive form,

but I also know my body's
capacities and limits,

and its message to me
lately has been clear.

I am 41 years old. I've played more
than 1500 matches over 24 years.

Tennis has treated me more generously
than I ever would have dreamt,

"and now I must recognise when it is
time to end my competitive career."

Sometimes, we, the players, don't
like that "retirement" word,

it feels so... the
complete end of everything,

of your whole tennis career
and, "Okay, that's it."

The line is drawn and now you're
a completely different person,

and every day is going to be
different, and I didn't want to...

I want to make sure that it
wasn't like that, the letter,

and I think we were
able to achieve that.

"When my love of tennis started, I was
a ball kid in my hometown of Basel."

I used to watch the players
with a sense of wonder.

They were like giants to
me, and I began to dream.

So I want to thank you all
from the bottom of my heart

to everyone around the world who has
helped make the dreams of a Swiss...

So I want to thank you all,
from the bottom of my heart,

to everyone around the world
who has helped make the dreams

of a young Swiss
ball kid come true.

Finally, to the game of tennis.

"I love you and will
never leave you."

- [crew applauding]
- [laughs softly]

[exhales]

[poignant music playing]

[Federer] Good.
Well, let's sign it.

- [in German] How are you?
- [in German] All good.

[in German] It's all good.

[Federer, in English] Hey,
buddy. What are you wearing?

Where's the FC
Basel shirt today?

[chuckles]

Did you get wet?

- Not really.
- Not really?

- You didn't have the rain there? Huh?
- No.

- [in German] You okay?
- [in German] Yeah. It's been weird.

[Roger chuckles]

[speaking German]

[in English] Oh, I
love you. [kisses]

Did you have a good
time in practice?

Did you score any
goals today or not?

- A few, one, no, two.
- Huh?

Five, maybe.

[man] Five?

And now I am the guy.

[chuckles] You're the guy?

- This is Charlene.
- [speaking German]

[in German] Everything okay?

[Federer, in English]
Telling the kids in the room

about my retirement,
that was hard.

Three of the kiddies cried.

And Mirka cried, so it was
obviously very emotional.

Lenny, you need a shower.
You smell like a man.

[both laughing]

[Federer] Mirka came into my
life when I was 18, 19 years old.

She then eventually started
travelling with me rather quickly,

so I actually didn't go on
the tour alone very often.

I thought it was the most
incredible second part of my career.

It was two and then four children
on the road, so it was the best time

and all my kids talk about how much
fun it actually was on the road.

[Mirka] I think I'm a little
bit happy-sad, you know,

erm, because it's been
an incredible journey

which went by
really, really fast

and, er, we had the best
time together on tour

and it's been very emotional,
the last few months,

because I-I feel that, you know, he
would obviously like to play forever,

but the time has come and I
will be there to support Roger.

- [dog barks]
- Willow! [kisses] Come on.

Willy!

[Federer] I always told
the media and everybody

that I didn't want to think
about retirement until it's real.

And, er, here we are.

For us, when we're starting
to debate when we could do it

and where and how and what,

it gets quite stressful
because, at the same time,

you want to keep it under wraps.

It's been under wraps
pretty much until today,

so we have 24 or more hours to go,
pretty much, until it goes out,

but all good now and I just
hope it goes well tomorrow.

[propulsive music playing]

[Godsick] Big day for Roger.

Yeah, we're about three hours away from
Roger wanting to launch this letter.

He thinks it's leaked, but nothing
leaks until he says something.

[Federer] It was
pretty, I don't know...

It was an easy-relaxed morning until
I started texting all my friends

and letting them know, I
was, like, "Oh, my God,"

like, it starts working me...
So, now I feel stressed.

Hey, guys.

- [man] What's happening?
- Yeah, I know.

Big day.

- Yeah, so, Tony.
- [Godsick] Yeah, I'm coming.

I just spoke to Severin.

- Well, he just told me that...
- Yeah.

he heard from a
journalist that they heard

that maybe something's
going down today.

- So, er, the question is just, do we...
- [Mary] Announce sooner?

We'll go sooner, ignore it,
even if rumours come out,

- I mean, we're two and a half hours away.
- [Mary] Yeah.

The question is how much do we
care that it would come out?

[Godsick] I don't think we care, I mean
there's nothing on social media right now.

People have been speculating
you're gonna retire since 2009,

so here we are in
2022. [chuckles]

- Okay, but there was no truth to it.
- [Mary laughs]

[Godsick] Well, you never
know, people thought that...

- It sounds good, but...
- Yeah, no, I don't think we should care.

[Mary] We're hours...
it's hours away.

- Look, I mean, if things start leaking...
- [Mary] A week away, I'd say yes.

If things start leaking, you can
press the button a little bit sooner

in my opinion.

A hundred percent.
A hundred percent.

- But I think also, just for the fans...
- [Godsick] Yeah.

they would not want this.

You know, like, to have that wildfire
starting and then... not knowing.

Is it true, is it not true?

I think the beauty of what
you wrote in your letter

and the fact that you're
voicing it over...

It's... The only way they're going
to get confirmation is from you.

- [cell phone buzzes]
- [Godsick] And they're gonna get it today.

Every message now,
I'm like, "Ah!"

[all laughing]

- It's just my wife. It's just my wife.
- [laughing]

And nothing important.

And then I should actually maybe
just write to a couple more friends.

Er, who doesn't know yet?

[raindrops pattering]

[speaking French]

[pensive music playing]

Roger's biggest fan by far.

[Anna] Hi, Tony.

Hi, Anna, how are you?

I'm fi... I'm okay. I didn't
sleep at all last night

any more than I'm sure
any of you did, so...

Well, er, a big day. It's actually
raining here in Switzerland,

which is quite appropriate.

Erm, I think it's the Swiss...
the Alps are shedding a tear

for, er, for the end of one of the
greatest sporting careers in history.

But certainly a new beginning.

Roger's out there telling
his friends and stuff

and he's really at
peace with the decision

and so he will play the Laver Cup,
that'll be his last match of his career.

[Anna] Aw...

Erm, at the O2, it
should be really amazing,

with his biggest rivals, Djokovic, Nadal,
Murray, they're all going to be there.

And having Laver and Borg
there, too, and McEnroe,

I think it's going to
be beautiful, so...

I look forward to
seeing you there.

[Anna] Erm, I will be there.

[sighs] I feel like it's
quite stressful, just, erm...

it's almost like the calm before
the storm, you know? Erm...

What are we, half... forty-five
minutes away from posting.

So, it's just, er...

This feels a little bit,
actually funnily enough,

like walking out to a big match

and you're in the locker room,
you're ready... everything's ready,

you just have to wait for the
moment where you can walk out.

These are the nerves I'm going to
miss, but also I'm happy they're gone

once, er, once I'm
officially retired.

Yeah. Because those nerves and
those knots in the tummy...

[scoffs] ...it's
draining after a while.

- [Lynette] Yeah, not to worry.
- [woman 2] Are you parked outside then?

[Lynette] We parked outside.

- Okay.
- [Robert] This is, er...

- Hi, everybody.
- [Federer] Hi.

Oh, God forbid...
[speaking German]

[Lynette, in English]
It's a very emotional day.

It's been a long career,
it's been an exciting road,

and on a day like this, you go back
and you think where it started.

When we look back when
he was a little boy,

practising in Basel,

and then coming slowly into
the 15, 16, 17-year-olds.

Then he starts to travel

and every match afterwards,
he went off on his own

because we didn't
travel so much with him.

That's true. [laughs]

[Robert] I went with Roger more
or less all around the world

for the last few years,
since I'm on pension.

Oh, that's what it was?

It was a fantastic time.

Okay, I think it's time
for Roger to retreat

and hopefully, he's happy
about what he decided.

[indistinct conversation]

[Godsick] When you're
ready to go, we go.

[Federer] Okay, I think
we should do it now.

Just now, Rothesay's been reached
out also that they heard something.

- Okay.
- I just feel like we've got to fucking go.

- [Federer] Let me just get Mirka.
- [man] Mirka?

[speaking in German]
We need to post it now.

Sorry, can everyone come
into the room quickly?

Come Dad.

[in English] I need to
check if I follow Roger

otherwise, I might not
get the message, right?

- [woman] Better put the...
- Freya, tell me, how do I...

- [Federer] Put the notification on loud.
- Yeah.

I guess you know that your husband is...
- Can you show me how...

- is taking a hike.
- [laughing]

[man] Yup, ready.

- [man 2] It's live.
- It's live.

- It is live.
- I just got it!

I was the first one.

- [scoffs] So it went fast now.
- [Mirka] Yeah.

Look with me.

[Federer on recording] ...all the
fans who give the sport its life,

today, I want to share some news

- with all of you.
- Have you seen it?

- [Mirka] Mm-mm.
- No, you haven't?

As many of you know, the past three
years have presented me with challenges

in the form of
injuries and surgeries.

And now I must recognise when it is
time to end my competitive career.

The Laver Cup next week in London
will be my final ATP event.

I consider myself one of the
most fortunate people on Earth.

I was given a special
talent to play tennis,

and I did it at a level
that I never imagined,

for much longer than I
ever thought possible.

I would like to especially
thank my amazing wife Mirka,

who has lived through
every minute with me.

Watched countless matches even
while over eight months pregnant,

and has endured my goofy side on the
road with my team for over 20 years.

I would also like to thank and recognise
my loving parents, my dear sister,

without whom nothing
would be possible.

Who consistently took time
out of their busy schedules

to come and watch me play and
cheer me on around the globe.

Thank you.

Seeing my family cheering
me on from the stands

is a feeling I will
cherish forever.

The last 24 years on tour have
been an incredible adventure.

So I want to thank you all
from the bottom of my heart,

to everyone around the world
who has helped make the dreams

of a young Swiss
ball kid come true.

Finally, to the game
of tennis, I love you

and will never leave you.

- [sobbing]
- [Lynette] Bravo.

- [all clapping]
- [woman] Yay!

Aw...

[man laughing]

[man] Don't. Don't.

- [Lynette] So well done.
- Oh, it's okay.

- [Lynette] Come on.
- [Mirka laughs]

So nice.

[woman] So good.

[Federer] Okay.

Er, you've got to
do it the hard way.

Can't just go like
this. Easy and simple.

[Godsick] I feel like the
world's biggest fan...

[all laughing]

- [man] Oh, my gosh.
- [man 2] Jesus, we should have some beers.

[man 2] Is there a
TV we can turn on?

[BBC News theme music playing]

Well, let's turn to a very big
sports story that came through

because Roger Federer has announced
his retirement from tennis.

[announcer in French] A page in
world tennis is turning this evening

with the announcement of
Roger Federer's retirement.

[announcer 2 in English] ...sports
world is losing a legend...

[announcer speaking Japanese]

[announcer speaking Spanish]

[announcer 3, in English] He's
one of the greatest figures,

athletes, certainly,
of all time.

[announcer 4] There was nobody
that's ever played the game

that has looked that
effortless on the tennis court.

I mean nobody floated around
the baseline like him.

[announcer 5] There were rumours out
of Switzerland that he was suffering

from fluid on the knee after
trying to get back into training,

so it makes sense within the context of
his deep struggle with his knee injury,

but it's a hard one for anyone
who loves tennis to swallow.

I had a problem with
when you've had surgery,

it's just getting your
confidence back, you know.

Still feel a little
pain on the inside.

But I've felt that
for months now.

Erm, I've had a really good
first nine months after surgery

and then all of a sudden here one day
it started to be a little less good,

and then from then
on it was a struggle.

And, er, we couldn't really
improve any more and...

it's not worth it,

that's why we are here
today. Wrapping up.

[speaking indistinctly]

In the beginning, when
I was young I thought

I will never have
surgery while I'm active.

I always felt,
I'm one of the few

who never has to
endure operations

because I will take time
off when I have pain.

I would rather skip tournaments
than having to do surgery

because I always thought doing
surgery is the beginning of the end.

And I was not wrong.

[crowd cheering]

[Federer] In 2016, I lose to Novak
in the semis of the Aussie Open.

I wake up the next morning and the
kids went to the pool at the hotel,

so I was like, "Okay, let's
quickly take a shower,

and then we go the zoo."

And the girls are, like,
"No, we want to take a bath,"

and I'm, like, "No, it's shower time,"
and they're, like, "No, it's bath time."

And I'm, like, "Okay, then it
is bath time. Fine, you win."

So I go to the bathtub and as I switch
on the water, my knee goes "click".

I'm, like, "Oh, my God, what
is going on with my knee?"

Came back to
Switzerland, did a scan

and all signs were showing that my
meniscus was causing me problems.

From that moment on, my
knees were never the same.

[crowd cheering]

After the Match for
Africa, in Cape Town,

I did have a very successful
surgery on the left knee

which I thought it was going to
be similar on the right knee,

but it wasn't, so...

six weeks after the surgery, I had to
do another surgery on the same knee

and this is when
things got crazy.

The rehab was very successful.

I thought, "I'll hopefully
get back in no time."

But then very often you
want to come back too quick.

And that's what
actually happened.

[crowd gasping]

[crowd gasping]

[crowd gasping]

The thought of going
through a five-hour match

and recovering the next day
and then playing again...

Do I trust my body that I can
do that right now? No chance.

So all of a sudden you realise,

"I don't want to put the
knee though this anymore.

I know it's better to stop."

It's only afterwards
where I started to realise

how much Mirka's been suffering.

I don't remember her
begging me to stop,

but of course, she was
asking the question,

"Why are we still doing this?"

I know that for her sitting there,
she really didn't like that anymore

because she could feel I was not
going to beat the best anymore.

[crowd groans]

I know my parents also didn't
like it to see their son

going through at
Wimbledon last year.

They know... they are on the in
and they know how I'm feeling,

they know there is basically no
chance I can win the tournament,

and things could
actually only get worse.

[crowd gasping]

I think at one point they almost
want to look the other way,

and they're like, "I don't
need to see this," you know?

This is where I feel
now since we know

that the knee is not
allowing me to play anymore,

I could feel how relieved
they actually were.

- [crowd cheering]
- [announcer] But this is the story.

And we just don't know
whether it's a final farewell,

he's certainly upset, of course.

And he's not about to
hang about and discuss it.

[Federer] The end of that match was
one of the worst moments of my career.

[crowd cheering]

I never thought I was going to have four
surgeries before the end of my career.

If I would have known
that from the beginning,

I would have never
embarked on this journey.

[crowd chanting] Roger!
Roger! Roger! Roger!

[indistinct chatter]

This is my last time
in the gym officially,

erm, so this is more just
about building up the muscles.

We are at such a low level now because
we don't want to risk anything,

don't want to hurt
the knee again.

I mean, I'm still not 100 percent, that
I will be able to play the Laver Cup.

I know for singles, it's not gonna
work, but for doubles I think it could.

So I just have to see, is it
enough for me to walk out on court?

Because, you know, the world will be
watching and I want to be able to produce

something that's... something
that's good enough for that.

[clapping] Hey.

The gym life is over.

Did it!

[crew laughing]

[Federer] Ah...

I used to hate it.
Now I will miss it.

[crew laughing]

[tyres screeching]

Hello.

How's everything?

[indistinct conversation]

[Federer] I feel good, but I guess a
little sad at the same time, you know?

I just saw a fan at the airport,

and she had tears in her
eyes when I was leaving,

and she said, "you know,
I'll miss the 3:00"

in the morning wake-ups
from Australia,

you know, when you're
playing," then I'm, like,

"Oh, my God, okay,
yeah, I'll miss it too."

But you know, it's still...
it'll be fine you know and, er,

that's when I realised, yeah, it's
true, it's going to be emotional, erm...

Then just the unknown
I guess, you know.

Maybe I like the
unknown for once.

I usually like to know
what's going to happen,

but maybe the unknown is
okay for one week. [laughing]

Yup.

[Godsick] The Laver Cup funnily enough
was conceived in, like, a car...

- [Federer] Like this?
- This type of car, yeah.

[Federer] We would be
sitting next to each other.

Yeah, and it was in China so
the driver was on this side,

erm, and I remember Roger,
you know, he was like,

"You know, I make more
money in a one-night expo

than Rod Laver made
in this entire career,

we should do something
to honour him."

And then, Roger then started
whipping out all this information

about his stats and what he did.

And you know, a few months
later, we were brainstorming,

and it was brought up, why not
something like the Ryder Cup of tennis?

And I was like, "Well, I
mean I have a name for it,

Roger wants to do something to honour
Rod Laver and his contemporaries,"

and sure enough, the Laver Cup
was born in name right there.

[Federer] I want it to
feel like a celebration.

I want it to be fun, you
know, to be honest, and erm...

I think it's a lot about the
fans here for me as well.

Just reconnecting with them.

That was one point when I knew that it
was okay to hang up the career and stuff,

where could we do it and obviously
London has a special place in my heart

because of Wimbledon, of course.

[crowd cheering]

[commentator] Wow, this is
the winner of the boys here.

Lederer from Switzerland.
We'll be seeing him again.

[commentator] Roger
Federer, Wimbledon champion.

You better used to that.

[crowd cheering]

[Federer] I've been coming
here for 20, 25 years now,

loads of fans here, a
lot of friends as well.

By chance it happens that the
Laver Cup is now here in London.

So I just felt it would
be quite appropriate

to retire in a city like London.

Great memories.

I had some wonderful matches here
against the best players in the world,

so, erm, it's nice to be back.

[soft piano music playing]

Busy day today, we got some
photo shoot interviews to do.

A lot of press as well, which is
going to be quite interesting for me

to face them for the
first time since the news.

And then practice as
well, so let's go.

Yeah, Laver Cup is going to be my
last sort of active tournament,

but I will keep on playing with
my children, with my friends,

so I'm really looking forward
to that as well in the future.

I will still be seen.
I love this game

and I will want to stay
involved in some shape or form.

I'll try to come back
again, come on, guys.

I won't do... I won't
do a Björn Borg.

[camera shutters clicking]

[man speaking in French] We will
give you a question or statement,

- you tell us if you agree or disagree?
- Okay. Okay.

[Federer, in English] This
was an interesting interview.

They asked me to finish all the
sentences like, is it true...?

[in French] If Nadal was right-handed,
you would have won more Grand Slams?

I would say no.

[in English] It played
out the way it did.

[interviewer] Mm-hm. [chuckles]

Hypothetical questions are
really, really tricky. [chuckles]

I'm old enough now to call it a day
and I feel really good about it.

Aw! The door got me good.

I feel like I'm playing
catch-up the whole day.

[interviewer] If you could have a
conversation with your 18-year-old-self

about what was to come,
what might you say?

Oh, er, I would tell him, "Get
ready for something special."

[laughs] "It's
going to be good."

[Djokovic] Hey, how are you?

- [man] Good, how are you?
- Very good, thank you.

- [man] Happy to be in London?
- Great to be here.

Very nice.

What do think this week
is going to be like?

Exciting, full of, I'm sure,

emotional moments on
and off the court.

Particularly for Roger,
so it's exciting,

it's great to be here and
probably once in a lifetime

to be in a team along with,
er, Rafael, Roger, and Andy,

you know, three of
my biggest rivals.

I think it's going to be really special
getting to be on a team with him

and you know, being around
Roger and Novak again,

for the last time, like, they've all
been a huge part of my career, and...

with everything that's gone
on in the last few years

with various injuries and stuff
and everyone getting older,

there's hardly been any tournaments
where we've been sort of together

at the same event.

So I'm really looking
forward to it.

[Federer] Novak, I guess he was the
party crasher of Rafa and Roger fans.

There was a lot of
Rafa Roger love there,

so when Novak came, probably
a lot of people saying, like,

"We don't need a third guy.

We're happy with
Roger and Rafa."

He got to the top
in a different way.

I got to the top sort of alone and
Novak came up through me and Rafa.

He had to really second-guess
himself how to get there,

and so he had to
get really focused.

[crowd cheering]

I played him, I believe, in
Monaco the very first time

and I walked off the court and
thought like, "Yeah, he's okay."

Even though there was
some hype around him,

I wasn't really fully convinced.

And I think I didn't give
Novak the respect he deserved

because of his technical flaws.

I felt like Novak had a
very extreme forehand grip,

and his backhand for me wasn't
as fluid as it is nowadays.

But then he ironed those
things out super well,

and he became an unbelievable
monster of a player.

The Federer fans in the
beginning didn't really like him

because they just thought, well,
Roger's, like, a bit more easy,

you know, he does it with ease.

Then Novak came in with his strong
personality and that unbelievable grit,

and wanting to win at all costs.

I know that this was something and
I was criticised a lot heavily.

Why wouldn't I fight
more when losing?

I didn't quite understand
what that meant.

Do I have to grunt? Do
I have to sweat more?

Do I have to shout more? Do I have to
be more aggressive towards my opponents?

What is it?

I tried, but it was all
an act. I'm not like that.

It's not my personality.

For some of the players, it's
maybe easier to have that,

it's, like, more
ingrained in their DNA.

I think also Novak was triggered
by the relationship with the fans.

I think that deep focus maybe
scared some people away.

[interviewer] Do you block it out
or can you kind of repurpose it

and channel it into yourself?

Is it fun in a way to
sort of, you know...

[Djokovic] That's
a good question

because you know, at times,
you just try to ignore it

which is quite hard.

I like to, you know,
transmutate it in a way.

So when the crowd is chanting
"Roger," I hear "Novak," so that's...

[laughter]

[Federer] I think he's been
a little bit misunderstood.

I look past the media and I
see at the end the man he is

and if I take away his game,
who is he, what are his values?

I know, I can feel he cares
very deeply about his family.

So we have similar values.

When he signed up to
play the Laver Cup,

he could have always still pulled out
once he heard I was going to retire,

but he didn't, so I
really appreciate that.

[indistinct conversation]

Novak, thank you for coming.

- It means a lot to all of us, thank you.
- Of course, thank you.

It looks great. Looks stunning.

A little more work to do but hopefully
it will be pretty good by Friday.

It's a fitting facility and
arena for this kind of event.

And how is the court
playing? Slow, fast, medium?

We were just discussing, you know,
I think the ball stays quite low.

I mean, particularly
when you play slice, erm,

it's kind of both, I think.

You know, I think there's a guy whose
game is really fitting for this surface,

- I think you know him pretty well.
- I do.

I don't think that guy is gonna
contribute too many points this weekend.

[Federer] Sorry.

Nice to see you.

How is everything? You okay?

Nice to see you here.

Goran, all good?

All good, you?

Better.

It's a tough...

Tough few weeks
but it feels fine.

I'm ready. Ready to be with
you on your side. [laughs]

Pleasure to be on the team, man.

See you soon.

- You okay?
- How's everything?

- Yeah, we're... thank you. You too?
- [Murray] Yeah.

- All good.
- Yeah?

Looking forward to the next few
days, it's going to be great.

- Thanks for being here. It means a lot.
- How are you feeling?

- [Federer] Better.
- Yeah?

It's been...

- rocky.
- Yeah?

- Emotional, but we'll talk about it.
- Yeah. Yeah. All right then.

Have a good practice.

[reflective music playing]

[inaudible conversation]

- There he is.
- Good to see you.

- How's everything? Okay?
- Yeah, great.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Happ... Happy days
and commiserations.

Thank you, thank you.

- Retirement will be good. Huh?
- Yeah. Yeah.

- I just... Yeah. Right.
- We can spend more time together, maybe.

- Yeah, that was...
- Oh, great.

If you're the best in your
era, and he's certainly that.

That's the thing that I think
you'll look at when he's retired.

[reflective music continues]

[crowd cheering]

[McEnroe] Obviously losing someone
of Roger's magnitude will be tough.

The sport goes on. No individual
is bigger than the sport.

Roger would probably be as close
as they come to being that person.

First of all, he's
one of the greatest,

if not the greatest
player that ever lived,

so let's start with that.

Total class act.

Loved the game more than perhaps
anyone else I've ever seen.

The most beautiful player
I've ever seen play tennis.

A Baryshnikov on
the tennis court.

[epic music playing]

[Federer] I guess tennis,
as it's not a contact sport,

it's a very interesting sport,
as we almost touch each other

through the tennis ball.

You can feel the force of your
opponent with its spin or the power.

How much he grunts on the shot.

That's a message,
I guess, as well.

And then I guess it's also
very much like a chess match

because you start anticipating and
predicting what's going to happen,

and you get your
favourite patterns.

So does your opponent. So it's always a
battle of who gets the pattern his way.

I would take a lot of joy in trying
to beat my opponent at his game.

If he liked to play long rallies, I'd
say like, "Okay, let's do long rallies,"

and I'll beat you at that and
then you have nothing else.

"If he came to the net a lot, then I would
say, "Okay, I'll also come to the net,

and I'll beat you at that, too."

So it's very much a
psychological chess match,

but in a physical version.

[crowd cheering]

Hello.

[reporter] Roger, what do
you think Reto Schmidli

to whom you lost your first
junior match, 6-0, 6-0

would make of your career today?

I mean, honestly,
I think any junior

er, that probably played
against me back in the day,

we would have never
thought that, er,

I was going to be sitting here at
41 having my final press conference.

Because you do not think
that far, you know, in, er...

[sighs] When you have the
vision of being a champion,

you see yourself winning one tournament,
or maybe becoming world number one,

but not many, many times in a row and
staying there for as long as I did.

I always look to, you know, the
Michael Schumachers, Tiger Woods,

all the other guys who stayed
there for so long at the very top

that I didn't understand
how they did it.

Next thing you know, it's
like you're part of that group

and, er, it's been erm, it's
been a great feeling. Yeah.

[reporter] Hi, Roger. ESPN.com.

Erm, from watching all your
interviews over the last day or so,

and reading everything
you said, and again today,

it seems like you're handling it all
very well, and you've accepted it.

Are you surprised how
well you accepted it?

Er, yes, erm, I was,
er, in a very, erm,

I guess worried, scared
place to face, er, the music.

The... The media, the fans,
and everything, and erm,

I just wanted to let, erm, the
fans know I won't be a ghost.

You know, that, erm...

It's funny, you know, I talked
about Björn Borg just before,

I don't think he returned
to Wimbledon for 25 years.

That, in a way, hurts, you
know, every tennis fan, erm...

Totally acceptable, his life,
his reasons, you know, but...

Erm, I don't think I'll be
that guy, you know, and, erm...

I feel that tennis has given me too much,
I've been around the game for too long.

So, you'll see me again, you
know, and not just never again.

- [applause]
- Thank you.

See you soon.

[Federer] Björn Borg, he's
always been a hero of mine.

I always call him the king,
will always call him the king.

He's the one that opened
the door for us players

to be more than
just tennis players.

I guess to be able to be
on the cover of magazines,

to be a brand ambassador.

Those were made for models,
you know, and not for athletes,

and I think he's the one
that broke that barrier down.

Funnily enough, he retired at
26, 27, really, really early,

and I'm on the other
spectrum, retiring super late.

Björn used to be never around,

we very rarely saw him.

So he was this icon,
but he was untouchable.

- [Borg] The king is coming.
- How's everything?

[Federer] And how ironic is it that
then, you know, fast-forward years,

I didn't know about the
Laver Cup happening,

that we spent all
these moments together.

So, good day?

Busy again, shit.

It doesn't stop,

but, er, no...

- [Borg] Did you play some today?
- I played quickly.

- It was good to move around a little bit.
- Yeah.

I wasn't planning to hit and then
I said, "Okay, you know what."

And it's funny, like,
when you play three times

the same court again, you know
how you start finding that rhythm.

- I have that...
- Yeah, yeah, I have, too.

It's been a long time
since I played three times

on the same court in a row, in a
nice surrounding, you know? But...

Yeah, it was good. Played...

I have a funny story
with Björn as well

was when I beat Sampras
at Wimbledon back in 2001.

Sampras was going for his
record sixth Wimbledon in a row.

- [crowd cheering wildly]
- [commentator] He's done it.

The champion is out!

[Federer] My agent said, "Hey, look
I've somebody on the phone with you"

who wants to talk to
you," and it was Björn.

And Björn told me, "Roger, I
just wanted to let you know,

thank you so much for
protecting my record,"

because he had won five in a
row as well, like Pete did.

And I was, like, "Oh, well,
yeah. I mean, you're welcome.

I didn't do it because
of you, but, yeah."

And he goes, "I owe you
big time," he told me,

and I'm, like, "No, you don't,
but okay, thank you very much."

What he did for tennis
is unbelievable.

He promote tennis in a
way that no one ever did.

I've been watching
him for so many years

and he's kind of, erm,
an artist on the court,

he could do anything
with a tennis racket.

This is a big thing that he's
stepping away from tennis.

I'm sure he will
miss it in a way,

but he probably will be
still involved with tennis

so his preparation is so much
better than my preparation was

when I stepped
away from the game.

[indistinct conversation]

- How's everything?
- Sorry for being late.

You're not late, it's Matteo.

Matteo is not here.
You're totally safe.

I didn't even have a slight
doubt that he would be last.

Because he's got
to look the best.

I just said that he might not
even know that this is happening.

No, because I met...

About 15 minutes ago,
I was coming down

and I met Björn on the
floor, and he's like...

"You have the wrong shirt."

- Don't... You have...
- We all have different shirts.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, this is the one for a tuxedo.

- Yeah, this one. Yeah.
- [Tsitsipas] It's wrong?

- Yeah.
- [Tsitsipas] It's wrong?

But nobody told
you it's not wrong.

- [Tsitsipas] Okay.
- Right on.

[Tsitsipas] It's
supposed to be like that?

- No.
- [Djokovic] No. [laughing]

It's supposed to be like this.

This is like the suit shirt.

And this one is like, the
double... See the double here,

- it's for the tuxedo.
- [Tsitsipas] Got it.

[Tsitsipas] You seem
to know your stuff.

- I didn't, because Björn told me...
- Björn...

a few minutes ago in
front of the others, so...

- I'm fucking changing now.
- [laughter]

[Federer] Today, it's just fascinating
to see all the other players around.

Future great
players of the game.

This is their moment.

It'll be interesting to see how much more
we will see each other in the future,

but, er, I will miss this.

I will miss the game of tennis.

I guess you could almost call
it a bit of grieving, you know?

It's been a great,
erm, life school for me

and I've always been really
thankful to everything it taught me.

But, er, as professional athletes,
we all know we're on borrowed time.

And it can be hard to
deal with that, you know?

The fans' dream seems to be
for you to play with Rafa.

- Here?
- Feels like it's your wish as well.

Yes. I mean, I would
love that of course,

but I know that Rafa's
arriving tomorrow morning

so I guess, er, once...

That's already number one, he needs
to be here for this to happen.

So... But we have to talk about
it, maybe tonight at some point,

or in the latest tomorrow morning. Of
course, we have to make a decision.

[reflective music playing]

- [man] Rafa.
- [woman] Rafa!

[Nadal speaks Spanish]

[Federer] I told Rafa the
news ten days ahead of time.

It's tricky times for
him at the moment, too.

He's becoming a dad
for the first time,

but I just wanted to let him
know that I would love to play

one more doubles with
him and I'm retiring.

And the moment I said that to him, he's
like, "I am going to be there 100%."

[Nadal] Fifteen minutes conversation,
he explained me everything

and I held it when
we were talking,

but I had some tears on my eyes,
honestly, after the conversation.

When you see somebody that has been
part... a very important part of my life,

decide to retire, you know
it's a... it's a tough moment.

When I finished the
call, that moment,

it starts some memories and it
was difficult to hold emotions.

So, Rafa, do you know what you're
gonna give me for Christmas yet?

You know what? I'm gonna
come to Switzerland

and play an exhibition
match for your foundation.

[all laughing]

So, Rafa, do you... [laughing]

He looks at me... Oh, God. Okay.

- So, Rafa... [laughing]
- [all laughing]

You know what you're gonna
give me for Christmas yet or...

You know what, I'm gonna
play an exhibition...

[all laughing]

[man speaking indistinctly]

Oh, no.

[Federer] I think the world
is a bit puzzled sometimes

how we can be good friends.

But I think it's possible
to play it tough and fair,

but yet on the side be friendly.

When he hit the tour, you could feel that
there was something really special there.

He was going to win
Slams, we knew it.

I was at the top at the time,
so for him to respect me

was a very natural,
normal thing.

And for me, I always thought it's very
nice to support young guys coming through,

so I think the relationship kicked
off on a very friendly manner.

And then comes obviously the time
where the rivalry starts kicking in.

I lost my first
match against him

and in the first instance, it was, like,
"I don't want to have this guy here."

I like being at the top alone.

So I have to really find a way and
dig deeper and look into myself,

saying, like, "Okay, how am I
going to deal with this now"

because it was a bit
of a mind-bender.

I just couldn't quite figure
him out and unlock him.

I remember him as a
young boy being very shy,

struggled to give you the eye
contact, you know and all that.

And he always said, "Oh, whatever
Roger wants, I'm happy with that."

And then as time went by he
became a very strong personality,

more confident as well and wanted his
own ways, which I was happy to see.

[Nadal] In this world,
it's easier to improve

when you have positive
examples in front,

you know, and I
had these in Roger.

I missed him the last
couple of years on the tour,

and for the rest of the time
that I'm gonna be on tour,

I will miss him.

[host] Good afternoon, everybody,
and welcome to Team Europe.

And I'm gonna start with Rafa.

You've played under
a lot of pressure.

What's the pressure
going to be like

coming out tomorrow
in Roger's last match?

Well, hello, everyone.

Well, different kind of
pressure, I think, er,

after all the... yeah,
all the amazing things

that we shared together
on and off court.

To be part of this
historic moment, er,

is going to be something, erm,
yeah, amazing, unforgettable for me.

I saw him playing on TV
before I arrived on tour.

I saw him having success on TV

and then I was able to create an
amazing rivalry together, erm...

And tomorrow gonna
be a special thing,

I think very difficult, especially
for Roger, without a doubt, but...

For me too, I know
at the end, er,

you know, the most important
player in my tennis career

is leaving and, erm,

to be on court, having
Roger next to me

one more time, will be something
that, er, I am very looking forward

so, just very happy for that.

[reporter] Question to
Rafa, Novak and Andy,

erm, when you heard the announcement
of the retirement of Roger,

did you have a minute where you
thought about your own retirement?

Did it change something in the way
you see the rest of your career?

You want me to start? Well, erm,

I don't need to, to, to listen
this news to know that, er,

the end is closer.

[chuckles] The
normal cycle of life

is this, no?

Some... Some people leaves
and others need to come,

and in this particular case,
it's, er, probably, er,

one of the most, if not
the most important player

in the history of this
sport that is leaving.

So it's true that when
first he's leaving, er,

yeah, in your mind, you miss
something, no? And, er...

In a personal way, yeah, I've been...
Very, very sad news and a tough day.

[poignant music playing]

[Djokovic] You know, this is
probably the most special moment

that we all will experience.

Most of us have
watched and admired

Roger's success
and achievements,

you know, before
coming on the tour.

You know, at the
beginning of my career,

I was losing most of the
matches against Roger and Rafa

and, you know, they have contributed
a lot to the player I am today.

You know we always wanted
to win against each other.

We always wanted to be
better than each other

and, er... but as Rafa said, you
know, on a personal level, of course,

it's, you know, it's
a sad day for tennis,

but just sport in general,

but, you know, Roger's legacy will
live forever, that's for sure.

I mean, as you get
older as athletes

and with some of
the physical issues

you... yeah, you do think about

when should you stop and
when is the right moment

and how would you like it to be.

To me, yeah, I think
it feels right, like,

seeing him and Rafa on the
same side of the net together,

and finishing their
careers as a team.

I don't think that there's many
better ways to go out than like this.

Maybe one thing I
would like to add.

I... I always felt...

Or sitting here, it feels good
that I go first from the guys.

Just feels right.

[subdued laughter]

[woman] Okay, thank you
very much, everybody.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

[Federer] That was a heavy
press conference for me.

I wanted to say
more, but I couldn't

because I was going
to get too emotional.

And I had done all
these presses alone

and I got through them well,
and then all of a sudden,

feeling the weight of, you know, Novak,
Andy, Rafa, Björn, everybody in the room.

It was very touching for me.

I was really sitting
there and taking it all in

and I could just, you know,
feel the end coming closer

and realising the curtain's
about to close on me.

It's getting harder now.
The stress is unbelievable.

I'm about to shit my pants soon.

No seriously, now I'm really
starting to feel stressed.

[Federer] I guess what I wanted
to say at the press conference

was that I'm just so
happy I can go first

because I am five or six
years older than the guys.

And so for me to go out
first felt correct and right

and they should now have
a career without me,

you know, because I had a
career without them as well.

- Rafael.
- [man] Rafa is on the back.

[Federer] And I really
thought, in all honesty,

that all of a sudden
Rafa was gonna retire

after the Australian Open this
year, or especially the French Open.

[Nadal] I always thought that I'm going
to be the first of the three or four

because of all the problems that I had
during all my career in terms of injuries.

But, erm, we are
able to stay here

and, er, in some
way, he's the older.

I'm sad what happened to
him with the knee, honestly,

it's a shame, and
it's tough to accept.

He worked so much to try to get
back, but it was not possible.

But you know, on the other
hand, his legacy gonna stay

in the world of sport forever.

We're never going to see again
any player with that flow,

with that perfection,
that elegance ever.

- Do you grunt much or no?
- [Berrettini] Not really.

Rafa does a really good grunt.

[Nadal] I used to do it more.

The brother of Seb Korda, too.

What I like is the, kind of,
nothing, nothing. [yells]

You're, like, "What
happened? What happened?"

"Did I miss something." You're like,
"Did I miss something?" You know?

Some players, they
do it so late.

- You had that issue at Wimbledon.
- With Lorenzo.

[grunting]

[crowd jeering]

[booing]

[Nadal] I know I was tough
on him in that moment.

But he did it on purpose.

- 100 percent.
- No, no, no, no.

He doesn't do it on purpose.

For me, yes.

He does it all the time. I
know him since we were kids.

But he was not doing
it during the match,

and then at the wrong
moments, he returns...

- [yells]
- [laughing]

Björn is like, "What
are you talking about?"

[indistinct chatter]

He doesn't do it to
disturb, he does it

because he's... when
he's feeling pumped...

[Federer] It's been so much
fun interacting with the guys

in the locker room.

It has kept me young.

I feel, nowadays, there's a lot of
respect between the younger generation

and I feel that's come
especially through me and Rafa,

that we can totally
coexist in the locker room.

And nowadays, honestly,
the locker rooms

are more of a fun place
than they've ever been.

I've had all day to think about
my first return being a shank.

[laughing]

A winner.

No, we don't want to be a winner.
Otherwise, I have to think comeback.

So you want to shank.

You know, okay it's
the right decision.

Otherwise, you will play
Saturday and Sunday too.

Yeah, exactly.

I'd rather support
the team than play.

- How are you feeling?
- I'm okay, absolutely.

[poignant music playing]

[mock grunting]

[all clamouring]

[indistinct chatter]

No, no, no, I think I hit
it too much on the side.

[upbeat music playing]

[applause]

[Murray] Hi, everyone. I
hope you're doing well.

I know I don't sound it, but
I'm very excited to be here.

[crowd laughing]

The player that I'm going to welcome
up onto stage, he loves to eat plants.

He celebrates all of
his Grand Slam victories

by going wild on
vegetable smoothies.

He's gluten-free.
It's Novak Djokovic.

[crowd cheering]

Good evening, everyone, er...

I have the honour to introduce someone
whose favourite breakfast is clay.

- Erm, he, erm...
- [laughter]

never shares that
breakfast with anybody.

Ladies and gentlemen,
the legend, Rafael Nadal.

[applause]

Well, hello. Good
evening, everyone, er...

And well, I have to probably
the toughest job tonight,

that I have to introduce

probably, er, one of the
most iconic athletes ever.

If we talk about, erm, the
perfection on the tennis court,

probably it's him.

Let's enjoy this moment. Let's
celebrate that he had an amazing career.

So please, Roger Federer.

[cheering and applause]

Thank you very much.

[applause continues]

[Federer] We're
making a lot of jokes.

We've got to get serious tomorrow
for one last time, please.

I'll be a fan mostly,

but in the spotlight tomorrow
night and I'll try my very best.

- Thank you.
- Hello.

- Hey.
- Severin.

- Roger.
- Pleasure to meet you.

Thank you.

[Severin in fake German accent]
Let's put ze seatbelt on, ja?

[Federer] Ja, we're
gonna do it now.

[speaking German]

[Severin] Let's take a
picture for your wife.

No, not the other... No, it's
the other button. Selfie king.

[laughing]

[Severin] That's really a bad one,
even for my level, it's a bad one.

[Federer] Yeah, but
this is your level.

I don't want to say what a pity
it is, you know, to retire,

but just to go... it's the
right thing obviously, but, er,

I thought until this morning
I had emotions in check,

but I can feel it
coming up, so...

They would like to see
me cry to some extent.

Because I think they know how much I
care, they know me, the people know me,

the fans even know me of
course, over the years.

They know how
often I have cried.

So, er...

But, erm...

So far I've been solid.

But I can...

Yeah. I don't know, tomorrow
how it's going to be.

[poignant music playing]

[woman] We've come all
the way from Kenya.

- To say goodbye to Roger.
- To say goodbye to Roger.

- He will be surely missed.
- Yeah. Missed.

[woman 2] Please
don't stop playing.

Please just keep on playing.
Please just don't stop.

[woman 3] We think you're the
most wonderful human being,

there's just never going to
be anyone like you, you know,

please just stay in touch
from us tennis fans,

we want to know what
you're doing next.

[woman] He's
coming! He's coming!

[crowd clamouring]

[propulsive electronic
music playing]

[inaudible conversation]

[music continues]

He thinks after this, he won't have an
opportunity to do anything ever again.

He thinks this is the end of
everything. Little does he know.

[both chuckling]

[Severin] But that's
what they say...

Sports people die twice.

It's tough.

[propulsive electronic
music playing]

[Federer] Of course, I
will miss a lot of things.

The little moments, you know?

I love tying my shoes, getting
ready, putting the bandanna on

"and saying, "Okay, look in the mirror,
like, okay, are we ready for this? Yeah.

Okay, let's go."

[music continues]

This is my nostalgic side.

I used to use them
when I was young.

These, er, little guys here.

I still use them to this day.

Used to save the
string from breaking.

I always thought this gives
me a little more spin.

Because they're square...

rough.

Don't know if I was right.

[haunting music playing]

[announcer] Representing Team
Europe, please welcome Roger Federer

and Rafael Nadal with
captain, Björn Borg.

[poignant music playing]

[umpire] Rafael Nadal to serve.

Play!

[grunts]

- [umpire] Game Team Europe.
- [crowd cheering]

[commentator] Every shot
that touches his racket

will be cheered to the
rafters and rightly so.

- [crowd gasps]
- [commentator] That goes through the net.

[umpire speaks indistinctly]

[commentator] I don't think
I've ever seen that before.

- [crowd cheering]
- Game, first set, Team Europe.

[commentator] All the memorable
moments that Federer produces,

his best tennis on
the biggest of points.

[commentator] Roger was
just a little static

and a little late to the volley.

[indistinct chatter]

[crowd gasps]

[crowd gasps]

[scattered applause]

[shouts of encouragement]

No!

[poignant music playing]

[crowd gasping]

[commentator] And it's
set point for Team World.

[commentator] Yeah, that one was
a real test for Federer's knee.

[umpire] Second set, team World.

[commentator] It's one
set all. Match tie-break.

[commentator] If you're just joining us
in the Laver Cup for the very first time,

it's a 10-point match tiebreaker
instead of a full third set.

Thank you, guys.

Can I have one more, thank you.

Now I'm too tired to
get up and get it.

[commentator] It would be wonderful
if he finishes with a win.

[umpire] Next tie-break.

Team World to serve.

- [Nadal] Come on!
- [crowd cheering]

[commentator] Here we go.

The final moments of
Roger Federer's career.

[commentator] Oh! What a pickup.

[crowd cheering wildly]

[commentator] This may
well be the last ace

that we ever see
Roger Federer hit.

[umpire] Six all.

[commentator] Just too good.

[umpire] Seven, six, Team World.

[commentator] Oh!
Bit of Federer magic!

And there's a reaction that
we've seen so many times before.

[dramatic music building]

[crowd cheering wildly]

[umpire] Eight all.

[commentator] Rolling
back the years.

[crowd cheering wildly]

[poignant music playing]

[commentator] Well, the scriptwriter
gave Federer the serve on match point

in his last ever match.

The fairytale ending
for Federer's career.

What must he be thinking?

[crowd chanting]

[umpire] Nine,
eight, Team Europe.

[crowd gasping]

[commentator] Nothing
is scripted henceforth.

[crowd gasping]

[umpire] Ten, nine, Team World.

[commentator] So from match point
up Team Europe, match point down.

[umpire] Game, set
and match, Team World.

[commentator] Well, in
an era of tennis kings

its founding father
says farewell.

As we say goodbye to Roger Federer,
the finest we've ever seen.

[sombre music playing]

[crowd continues cheering]

[Federer] I think it
definitely hit me.

Maybe I was gonna become
emotional at the very end.

Even though I did
feel I was solid,

you know, through the
interviews and everything.

Even through the game,
I was super relaxed.

Then I don't know, at the
end, it was just... [exhales]

It's like, okay, I
mean, this is it, and...

You know, kind of, what
happens next... [sobbing]

[crowd cheering]

Just, I guess seeing all the
other players, that was hard.

It was so emotional.

Their whole career,
I've been there.

Andy, you know, I think he saw his
career flash in front of his eyes.

Novak, I told him things
also at the very end,

they were very
personal, you know,

and that maybe triggered
something with him as well.

And then, I think there's
really two things only

I realised that
would trigger me,

and that was Mirka and
then the Rafa angle.

[Nadal] A lot of emotions,
a lot of memories.

The feeling before a Grand Slam
final against Roger, it's different.

Different atmosphere,
different kind of pressure.

I mean... to know that I will
not have this feeling again

for the rest of my life, it's
something that, er... it's painful.

Even if we have a
great rivalry on court,

we were able to have a very
good friendship outside.

And that's something very difficult to
find in this very competitive world.

I think I can feel
that too, you know?

That it is very unique.

Getting along so well and having
the respect for one another.

It's definitely special,
to say the least.

I guess we both went through a
lot, you know, in our own ways,

that we both have been
injured a lot, you know, so...

Obviously, we can both relate,

and I'm happy we made
it to the end, you know?

[crowd cheering]

[anchor] It's been an amazing
ride, it's been incredible to watch

this journey that
you've been on.

It started as a
boy playing tennis.

You turned into a junior
champion, then a world champion,

and then you became
a sporting icon.

What has that journey
been like for you?

It was never supposed
to be that way, erm,

it's just, I was happy to play tennis
and spend time with my friends, really.

And it'll end here, so it's
been a perfect journey,

I would do it all over again.

[crowd applauding and cheering]

Er, everybody's here
tonight from my family.

The girls, the boys. My
wife's been so supportive.

And... [sobbing]

[applause]

She could've stopped me
a long, long time ago,

but she didn't.

She kept me going and
allowed me to play, so...

It's amazing, thank you.

[applause]

Erm...

Yeah, I think I will
miss... [laughs]

[voice breaking] I will
miss seeing him play tennis.

Just because he plays so gracefully
and so incredible and I think, erm,

people will miss the same, yeah.

I’m just so happy to live
with him and be with him.

So yeah, I'm gonna
always be there for him,

and yeah, so excited that
I found him in my life.

[poignant music playing]

[Federer] I guess seeing all the
family, it was obviously very emotional.

I never really wanted
them to be on court,

to be front and centre.

But you know, it was perfect.

[cheering and applause]

[crowd chanting] Roger!
Roger! Roger! Roger!

[Federer] Thank you, fellas.

My God. I thought I
was not going to cry.

[all laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

[grunting]

Okay. Let's stop.

Finish with this shit.

[laughing]

Imagine if we would
have won the doubles.

- [laughing]
- Fucking...

Fucking [indistinct].

Oh, my God.

Thank you. Really
special moment.

I can't thank you
enough for being here.

[man] Thank you.

I didn't know where to say
goodbye. How, when, what?

At one point I thought, can I
just say goodbye and not be seen?

I didn't know if I could play. I was on
vacation and I could not play at all.

I had so much knee pain.

I can't believe I was able
to get through the match.

It's been fantastic,
so thank you.

I know you guys have your own
career and family and everything.

I didn't mean to take
any moment from you guys.

[laughing]

And I'm happy we have
two more days together.

I'll be the pain in
the arse that I am.

We'll have a good time.

And I'll cheer you guys on.

I want a fist bump on
every fucking point.

We'll have a good time.
We'll have a good party.

[Federer] It's been
an incredible 12 days.

I think I was in a more
scared place 12 days ago, erm,

but in a very, erm,
nice place right now.

Erm, knowing it's all
done. We can fly home.

I can go back to being a dad
now, I'm looking forward to that.

- [daughter] Hello.
- Hi.

How are you? Feeling okay?

[Mirka] I didn't even
see you. You're back.

- How are you?
- Good, good.

- Tired.
- Good.

- But happy.
- [Mirka] Okay.

- Erm.
- [Mirka] We're going down.

[Federer] I'm happy that people
feel like they will miss me,

and that I had a profound
big impact on the game.

I change and I see you
upstairs at 8:30...

Okay, perfect. Okay.

Okay.

[Federer] Yes, it's painful,
yes, it's hard, but I am happy.

I'm just so content, and I'm
just happy it all worked out

even better than I thought
it was going to be.

What amazing evening, and I think we were
all very lucky to have lived through it

and have cried all together with
sixteen and a half thousand people.

That was truly unique.

[uplifting music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[music fades]