Postpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 30 May 2014
Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Roland Garros
Federer swipes away a backhand on match point and the Chatrier crowd rise as one, camera phones raised aloft, as the most popular Swiss in Paris makes progress. A brief chat with Fabrice Santoro and then it's adieu "Roger.... Federereeeerrr!"