Federer Fans Also Cash In On Australian Open Triumph

Roger Federer arrived back home in Switzerland after winning his 20th Grand Slam championship crown at the Australian Open on Sunday to great fanfare at Airport Kloten in Zurich.

Holding the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup under his arm, the Swiss signed autographs for fans and posted for photographs on Tuesday as he made his way through the concourse.

The 36-year-old is now just 155 points behind Rafael Nadal, who is currently No. 1 in the ATP Rankings, following his 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 final victory over Marin Cilic in Melbourne.

In the immediate aftermath of the final, Federer received a congratulatory phone call from Switzerland’s President Alain Berset. On Monday, Blick, the country’s only tabloid newspaper, charged only 20 cents for their latest edition (compared to the normal price of 2.50 Swiss Francs) and had Federer’s face mocked up on a coin.