Robson later came into the RoyalBox on Centre Court, after the women's doubles final, to rapturous applause to be presented with her trophy in front of the crowd there.
There was no sign of the drama to come when a relaxed-looking Federer, his parents Robbie and Lynette watching from the RoyalBox, strolled out onto a sunny Centre Court, wearing a gold-trimmed zip-up cardigan.