Film: Federer: Twelve Final Days
Cast: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray
Director: Asif Kapadia, Joe Sabia
Rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 100 min.

This documentary that started off as a home video never intended for public viewing, ends up as a moving tribute to the sporting legend who finally decides to call it a day.  This film captures the final chapter in Roger Federer’s legendary tennis career. We see glimpses of his childhood, teens, adulthood on the tennis courts, him grappling with the after-effects of multiple surgeries, trying his hand at a comeback and then finally deciding to bow out from the competition. 

The film features Roger, his wife Mirka, his four children, his parents, his entourage and contemporaries Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, legends like Bjorn Borg, McEnroe, Jim Courrier, Mary Joe Fernandez, and also the Gen Next of Tennis some of whom are set to participate in the Laver cup - which Federer chooses as his swansong. We also get to see 16,500 weeping fans heartbroken by Federer’s decision to quit and wishing him well in his future endeavors.