PARIS — A traditionalist, Roger Federer has long struggled to adapt to the new, cheek-to-cheek world of the selfie.
“The camera phones, they’re everywhere now,” he once complained, sad to see his zone of privacy further reduced.
As if to prove his point on the opening day of the French Open, a teenage male fan managed step over a barrier and walk unobstructed onto the main Philippe Chatrier court shortly after Federer’s first-round victory on Sunday.
He approached Federer, who had just beaten Alejandro Falla, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, extended his camera and insisted on taking a picture next to the Swiss champion before — after too long a delay — being escorted away.