Roger Federer reveals being 'emotionally wasted' after calling off Bogota exhibition match

Tennis legend Roger Federer confessed that he broke down during last month’s tour of Mexico and South America after riots had taken place in Bogota, which is capital city of Columbia. As a result, Federer was forced to cancel his exhibition match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev on ir tour of South America recently. A candid documentary by ESPN called  “Roger Federer: Everywhere is Home”, which will air on Tuesday, covers 20-time Grand Slam champion’s 5-country tour of continent.

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documentary shows Roger Federer's journey, including historic match in Mexico City's 'Bull Ring' where 42,517 ardent fans witnessed him take on Zverev, a record crowd for a tennis match, making it more like a 'football' match. One of infamous segments of documentary comes in Bogota when a curfew was imposed by government due to massive riots, moments before Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev were set to take on each or.  foot shows Federer walking back to his locker room where he broke down in tears and was hugged by Alexander Zverev.

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Federer said that y were having a blast on court, but n everything started to go haywire. He said he was thinking if that was best scenario because people needed to get home and be safe and that is when he knew y should t play. He added that it was a stressful time for everybody.

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Swiss veteran said that he had a bit of a breakdown as it was t going to be dream match it was supposed to have been and he could see it crumbling in end. He added that he was emotionally wasted when he came back to locker room. On his 5-country tour to Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico, Federer said that trip was unbelievable because each step along way fans had expressed ir love of sport and appreciation for experience.

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