‘I Hope He Would Be Proud’: Roger Federer in Tears Over Former Coach Peter Carter

Roger Federer of Switzerland watches the women's singles match between Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Maria Sakkari of Greece during day six of the 2019 Hopman Cup at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, on Jan. 3, 2019. Paul Kane/Getty Images

Roger Federer was moved to tears as he began talking about his inspirational former coach Peter Carter, whom he credits for having a huge influence on his playing technique that won him 20 grand slam titles.

Carter coached Federer from age 9 in the 1990s until he was 18.