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Vogue: Where are you, and what have you been doing today?
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We had the best weather, and the food was fantastic.
Now were in the mountains.
What have I been doing today?
Roger and Mirka Federer enjoying the streets of Paris before the 2004 French Open.
I have been running around with the kidsLenny [hes 10] wanted to do some gardening.
Its been great fun.
And then suddenly you retire and theres no sheet of paper.
A young Roger working the clay courts in Basel, Switzerland.
Do you still schedule your lifelightly or heavilyor are you just taking things as they come?
It is very different nowbecause before, life was the tour, right?
Youre obviously thinking tennisthats got to be the priority always, and everybody wants you to think that way.
Meeting Queen Elizabeth in 2010.
Roger and Mirka Federer enjoying the streets of Paris before the 2004 French Open.
I find it very fun, to be honest.
So, yeahlife has changed.
Tennis lessons in Lesotho with the founder of the Roger Federer Foundation, 2013.
Where do I want to go?
What do I want to do?
But I know that this summer vacation, I will really need to deep-dive again into it.
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What else do we want to do?
Obviously philanthropy is big on that list as well, and maybe just some other projects, maybe.
But right now, things are in a really nice place.
Im happy where I am.
Im super busy, but the right amount busy.
Getting back to that Amazon documentary for a moment.
Im also curious if youve made any decision about involving yourself in tennis.
Is there more I can give back to the game?
Is it with juniors here in Switzerland?
Is it something more on a global scale with tournaments or broadcasting or coaching and so forth?
And I just wanted to confirm they knew that.
Its quite a different world.
And youre like, Well, I dont know, actually.
Im busyIm doing things.
Who would want to dothat?
But if you like the game as much as I do, that can be enough sometimes.
This is just thinking way ahead.
It really is that.
I feel very deeply and strongly towards the game.
A young Roger working the clay courts in Basel, Switzerland.
Its going to be all French-speakingthe school, the family, and most of the coaches as well.
I mean, life at home wasgreatI had a great team in Basel, a perfect coach.
I still refer to it as two of the most important years of my lifefor sure, hands down.
July 2001it must be Wimbledon.
Is it the Sampras match?
Its the Sampras match, yeah.
Why is that your favorite of all time?
It was the first time I played on Centre Court at Wimbledon, and it turned into five sets.
There was just so much going on in my head, it was fairytale stuff.
And thats when you realize:Ohthe hard works paying off.
Youre on the right track.
Its a milestone victory.It was like the perfect match.
Meeting Queen Elizabeth in 2010.
It was a little bit like that: Lets just start it and figure it out along the way.
So Im thinking maybe I could start at 21, 22?
That resonates with me.
Tennis lessons in Lesotho with the founder of the Roger Federer Foundation, 2013.
Wawrinka is still going, but hes not in the top 10 anymore.
Today you just dont switch back, because its another process.
And the best players of todayAlcaraz, Sinner, Novak, Rafa Nadalhave incredible,sickbackhands.
So why change to a one-handed backhand?
Last question: Do you watch tennis every day?
Do you keep track of what Nadal is doing and that kind of thing?
Or is it
[Sounding suddenly quite urgent] Yeahhas he played?
He was playing today, wasnt he?
[Furiously types into his laptop.]
He wasbut you might be in for a bit of a shock, Im sorry to say.
Like 6-1, 6-2 or something.
Oh, come on.
No, reallytwo and three, maybe.
[Seeing the score now.]
I saw he was down 1-0, love-40.
Watching is a whole different thingI love watching it when its on TV.
Im a big sports fan.
But again, Im always out and about and busy.
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