Best of 2015 Off-Court Part 3: An Hour With Roger

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Federer Fan Surprise

On her first visit to watch Roger Federer play in person, a lucky fan at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals received the opportunity of a lifetime: an hour with the great Swiss. 

The winner of 1049 tour-level matches also caught up with a giant from another sport ahead of the Shanghai Rolex Masters,. The Swiss met American basketball legend Michael Jordan in an event organised by Nike.

Crazy cool to be with #23 in China #ShanghAirJordan ? pic.twitter.com/EA4ThTAAou

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 13, 2015

Isner Grilled

Rarely has John Isner faced such a media grilling as when Caroline Wozniacki joined his first-round US Open press conference.

Djokovic On Top Of The World

Novak Djokovic, en route to his best year ever on the court, did plenty off the court at well.

The 2015 US Open champion posed for Vogue, aced the traditional post-tournament media tour in New York City, got in on the fun with a professional impersonator, and even had time to visit the Great Wall of China.

Horsing Around

David Ferrer and Kevin Anderson, the top two seeds at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna, visited the Spanish Riding School at Vienna’s Imperial Hofburg Palace. 

“This is quite unique,” Anderson said. “My experience around horses has been very limited. But it’s been very nice getting behind the scenes. There’s a lot of history. This building is obviously over 500 years old and it’s all so beautiful.”

Anderson and Ferrer are not the only ATP World Tour stars who enjoyed spending time with horses. In February, Santiago Giraldo got in the saddle at the Jockey Club Brasileiro, the site of the Rio Open.

Downing Street Bound

After claiming Great Britain’s first Davis Cup title since 1936, captain Leon Smith and his players were invited to meet with Prime Minister David Cameron at No. 10 Downing Street in London. 

Read Part 1 – Novak’s Biggest Fan

Read Part 2 – Murray Undercover