Meeting Roger Federer in Jungfrau, Switzerland
There are some moments in life which are the kind of stuff that dreams are made of. Little did I imagine a week ago that I would be in Switzerland, in the icy cold region on JungFrau region with 150 international media watching the legend Roger Federer play a tennis match in the snow,right on top of Europe . And there I was, so close to the legend. An event organised by Jungfrau railways and Lindt, it was strict protocol. We were not allowed to talk to the man, although we got to see him up close when he inaugurated a new Lindt chocolate making factory and a shop at the Jungfrau. And then he played the match with ski champion Lindsay Vonn and some media professionals got selected to ask a few questions after the match.
Meeting Roger Federer in Switzerland
But just as he was leaving, I managed to get an autograph from him . And the gentleman that he was, he politely chatted with me on India, Wimbledon, his last match and the fourth epic set, meeting Sachin Tendulkar and even winning another Grand Slam..I asked him if he would like to play an exhibition match against Tendulkar in India and his eyes twinkled and said, Why not ? Would love to come to India..” I was completely mesmerised by the meeting, but more so by the man himself. Gentlemanly, humble, polite, great sense of humour..well, I can go on.
Federer at the match
I could not get a selfie or a photo with him as his body guards politely whisked him away, but I took as many pictures of him..
Federer at the start of the match
I am still in Switzerland but I cant get the man out of my head.
Federer serving
Oye this is awesome. So now I met Roger since I met you 🙂
hahaha…
Well aren’t you lucky!! Stuff of dreams!! He truly is one of the greatest legends.
I agree Bharat..truly he is a legend
Lucky, lucky you! 🙂
Thanks Chaitali
Love the photos you made on Jungfraujoch and glad you had such a great experience. I guess it makes it even more memorable if a meeting like this goes well. Are you still in Switzerland?
Sorry Fida..was a crazy hectic trip..wish we had connected earlier..
Awesome! One of the things I wanted to do in life as well! Keep going!
Hope you get to achieve it
OH MY GOD! You’re so lucky and I’m already dreaming about that exhibition match 😀
Its indeed a dream come true
Super! I too worship him 🙂
well, who doesnt ?
You are the luckiest fan on this planet lakshmi…i wish one day i could see him live..:)
Cool blog mate – weirdest thing is I also have a blog article called “Meeting Roger Federer”! But it was in Melbourne back in 2010. Safe travels. Jonny
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So funny, I mean, tennis at the top of the Jungfraujoch? I remember when I was there I saw nothing but snow, but I think you got a slightly better view! Next time I come to Switzerland, I hope Roger will be there to greet me as well. Great post and keep up the good travels.
[…] Her popularity as an expert traveler has got her respectable invitations from various tourism boards such as Tourism Ireland, Singapore Tourism, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Jordan, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Canada, and South Australia Tourism Commission. She has been a part of the historical match between Roger Federer and Lindsay Vonn in the snow at the Alps. She was one of the only two travel writers invited by Jungfrau Railways in Switzerland to cover this exhibition match. […]