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When Roger Federer sees pictures of himself playing tennis, he struggles to realise it is him. “It’s amazing to think that I used to be out there, on the biggest stages. It almost becomes surreal that this used to be my life.” During his 24-year career, he explains, he was “in a tunnel, riding the beautiful wave, running around the world, running on the tennis court, battling, always trying to be alert, being ready for the next press conference, the next meet and greet, posing with a fan. So when all of a sudden you detach yourself, it almost feels like it wasn’t me.”
