Roger Federer is in his “Swiftie Era”; takes a selfie with Taylor Swift backstage at her Eras Tour concert in Zurich

Roger Federer is officially in his Swiftie era! The retired tennis legend not only attended Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Zurich, but also took a selfie with her backstage. On his Instagram, Roger shared the selfie after the concert. (Also read: Travis Kelce moved to tears by Taylor Swift’s surprise song; Brittany Mahomes offers comfort)

Roger Federer and Taylor Swift take a selfie

Taylor and Roger smiled in the selfie, while Roger succinctly put it in the caption: “In my Swiftie era (butterfly, red heart, snake and clock emoticons).” The selfie appears to have been taken after the show, backstage, as Federer was spotted with a VIP pass around his neck and Swift wore the sparkly blue bodysuit from the show.

Roger attended the concert with his wife Mirka and their four children, twin girls Myla and Charlene and twin boys Leo and Lenny. The tennis pro’s fan pages also posted some pictures from the concert. In one of them, Roger was seen with a bunch of friendship bracelets engraved with the names of some of the singer’s songs, including Anti-Hero and Champagne Problems. He also shared a picture with Roman Josi. A fan also took a picture of Roger accepting friendship bracelets from fans at the concert.

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Did you know that Roger had been planning to attend Taylor Swift’s concert and meet her for a few years? In an interview with People after his retirement in 2022, Roger had said: “We went to a lot of concerts last year. I didn’t sing, I just played a little shaker thing. But we also saw (Bruce) Springsteen twice and Elton John. This summer Taylor Swift is coming to Switzerland, so of course we’ll go there, and ACDC too.”

A documentary about Roger Federer and his decision to end his career, titled “Twelve Final Days,” was recently released on Prime Video.