A Guy Thought I Was Rafael Nadal, Left Without Taking Picture After I Said I Wasn't Him: Roger Federer

The Swiss Tennis icon who has 20 Grand Slam titles to his credit attended the Miami Grand Prix earlier in the month which is where the incident apparently took place.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of Team Europe walk to embrace each other at the end of the match during the doubles match between Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe of Team World and Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal of Team Europe during Day One of the Laver Cup at The O2 Arena on September 23, 2022 in London, England

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Former Tennis player and one of the legends of the sport Roger Federer decided to host an 'Ask Me Anything' Session on Twitter late on Tuesday night. In this interactive session with fans, Federer opened up on several issues including the one time when he was mistaken for his rival and friend Rafael Nadal.

The Swiss Tennis icon who has 20 Grand Slam titles to his credit attended the Miami Grand Prix earlier in the month which is where the incident apparently took place.

"This happened the other day at the Formula 1 (race). A guy asked, ‘Can I have a picture with you Mr Nadal?’” I told him I wasn’t Mr Nadal. He apologised and left without taking a picture," Federer tweeted.

happened the other day at the Formula 1. A guy asked "Can i have a picture with you Mr Nadal?". I told him I wasn't Mr Nadal. He apologized and left without taking a picture. 😂

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 23, 2023

While a fan pointed out to Federer that he had still not updated his Twitter bio which identified him as a professional tennis player even after he had retired from tennis, Federer quickly changed the bio to: "No longer a professional tennis player."

He even went on to highlight the things he misses about his retirement life.

"In a crazy way, I miss everything about it. For years of my life I didn’t even remember what day of the week it was (other than Monday was the start of a tournament and Sunday was the end)."

"There was a lot of little stuff (during my playing days) that I didn’t know was creating so much stress that just dropped away (when I retired), which is really cool. Like a weight being lifted off my shoulders," he said in response to another query.