Alcaraz on Federer in the audience: "It's incredible".
It's no surprise, but Roger Federer was in the audience in Berlin on Friday to watch the doubles match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev and Ben Shelton and Taylor Fritz.
Although beaten, the Spaniard was nonetheless smiling after the match. When asked about the Maestro's presence, he seemed delighted: "It was more than fantastic to play in front of him.
It's the first time he's seen me in a live match. I'm very happy that he's here to watch us, it's incredible.
I hope to see him tomorrow in the singles and that he enjoyed the doubles. It was so great to see him in the warm-up.
He told me he was really happy to be able to see me live, that he'd been waiting for this moment for a long time. It's crazy."