‘Role Model’ Roger Federer’s Emotional Documentary Draws ‘Ugly Cry’ Confession From Former Olympic Gold Medalist

Roger Federer‘s upcoming Netflix documentary Federer: Twelve Final Days has already caused a storm on social media leaving the fraternity into a whirlpool of nostalgia before its release. From Federer’s significant rivals, Nadal and Murray’s interview to wife Mirka’s first media appearance in a decade, Federer’s docuseries has bedazzled fans waiting for its release in July. Amid their excitement, 2016 Rio Summer Olympics gold medalist and former tennis player Monica Puig’s adorable confession echoes the true sentient of the Federer fans.

The official X (formerly Twitter) profile of the Tennis Channel recently shared a clip, where the host asked former tennis legends, Monica Puig and Andy Roddick about their excitement for the upcoming Roger Federer documentary. While Roddick expressed a thorough enthusiasm for watching it when it would be released on Netflix in July, Puig surprised the fraternity with her amusing reaction.

“To watch it all I know is that I’m going to see this by myself because I will probably ugly cry a lot. Federer, I always admired him a lot, looked up to him. Great role model. And to see his life both as an athlete and all those private moments outside the court, you know, it’s going to be super, super special. And thanks to him for letting us in and seeing a Roger Federer that most of us probably have never seen before, other than just him being the greatest of all time on court” said emotional Puig.

This Swiss former tennis legend’s retirement at the Laver Cup tour 2022 was truly emotional for his fans and the fraternity. Fans could remember the iconic “Fedal” moment when his opponent Nadal was spotted sharing his tears with Federer on the latter’s last day on the professional court in the Laver Cup tour. “Too many years, both of us sharing important things for our lives. When Roger leaves, I’m losing an important part of my life, it’s leaving with him. Difficult to hold emotions in that moment. As Roger said, at the end, that’s life…For him, it was a fantastic end on the court and that’s what I like to see,” said the Spaniard.

The day was also emotional for the Serbian tennis maestro Djokovic. His signal to the Team World at the Laver Cup 2022 for circling Federer and hosting him in the air as a final tribute became one of the iconic photos from Federer’s retirement showing the Serbs’ admiration for him.

Federer’s retirement brought tears to his teammate and colleague Matteo Berrettini at the Laver Cup 2022 tour. “I told Nadal that without him Federer would not have been so great, Federer’s mother hugged me and thanked me. Djokovic was crying yesterday too, I feel very happy to be here. I couldn’t sleep, I was really emotional, I told him why we were crying. The reason why I chose to become a tennis player was because of him.” said Berrettini, expressing his feelings about his idol Federer’s retirement to Eurosport.

Roger Federer’s retirement was an emotional and close matter to many people including his rivals. Directed by Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia Federer’s docuseries includes exclusive interviews with his opponents Nadal, Murray, and Djokovic.  As Nadal brings out his long-term rival’s inside details for Netflix users, fans recall the Swiss legend’s surprise role in Nadal’s documentary trailer.

Roger Federer delights fans with his surprise role in Rafael Nadal Academy’s documentary

Federer’s rivalry with Nadal created a separate fan base as the duo showed immense respect for each other with their incredible skills on the court. Fans can’t think of a film featuring Federer’s life, in which Rafael Nadal is absent. As Rafa contributed to Federer’s docuseries, the former Swiss tennis maestro also made a cameo in Rafael Nadal Academy’s 2-minute trailer on Amazon Prime.

“I really hope one day I can send my kids there, and then pick them up a week later and ask them, ‘So, how was it? We don’t want to go back. It was too hard for us!” said Federer while mentioning his interest in sending his kids to the academy.

Monica Puig’s emotional revelation about Federer’s documentary on his final 12 days before retirement expressed the huge fanbase Federer has created. Along with Puig, this documentary will be emotional for many of his colleagues, who idealized him and played with him.