When was the last time...
I hired a tennis court?
Probably in Switzerland somewhere. I always call and say 'is it okay if I play' and sometimes it happens they say 'the court is taken at this time.' So I had to come at a different time. But I don't have to pay there anymore. Generally we struggle in Switzerland to get free practice courts but they gave me a special arrangement.
I played a match that no-one watched?
For a tournament match you'd probably have to go back to the juniors. It was only a practice set, but when I played Pete Sampras [at his house, before the Pacific Life Open in March] there were probably only three people watching.
I had to show my credential badge at a tournament?
It happens all the time because they want to scan your badge. They go after plastic, not faces.
I had a really unusual fan request?
I had a guy write to me asking for $10 million. He had some sort of story but it didn't make a lot of sense.
I changed the home page on my computer?
When we launched rogerfederer.com - of course!
I went somewhere and wasn't recognized?
I'm not sure about that one. It's been a while.
I played a competitive sport other than tennis?
Honestly, I'm very careful these days to avoid injury. I stopped playing soccer matches. I don't ski anymore. I try to save my energy.
I broke a string?
During practice in Dubai. In a match? It hasn't happened very often. I think it may have happened once last year when I hit the knot, but I can't remember at which tournament.
I visited a country for the first time?
India last year in December for UNICEF. (Read story)
I played a practical joke in the locker room?
Basically everyday with everybody. In Cincinnati we had a fight in the locker room with Dmitry Tursunov (
). There were probably six people involved, including three or four players, throwing about 50 balls at each other for 15 minutes. I won! [Editor's note: Towards the end of the fight, the Penn ball mascot chose the wrong time to return to the locker room and was mercilessly pummeled.]
I asked someone for their autograph?
Probably Tiger for a friend of mine and Thierry Henry for a friend. That was this year.
I exchanged a text message with Tiger?
After he won the PGA Championships. I had style. I just wrote 'congratulations' and a little bit more. But it didn't have anything to do with 11 to 13 or anything.
I missed meeting a celebrity I wanted to meet?
Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller during Wimbledon. [Vogue editor-in-chief] Anna Wintour invited us over. But I said "Can't do it. Gotta stay in Wimbledon and stay serious." So I didn't go.
I flew economy?
[Long pause] Yeah, it's been a few years now.