It was one thing for the Lady to imagine -- you know, crazy as it was, for the Lady to imagine -- a rescue squad of angels to zip to her aid at the first hint of a physical assault.
There was no sign of the drama to come when a relaxed-looking Federer, his parents Robbie and Lynette watching from the Royal Box, strolled out onto a sunny Centre Court, wearing a gold-trimmed zip-up cardigan.