A story of Roger Federer’s compassion and kindness toward a teenage cancer survivor went viral this week, one month after Federer hosted the 17-year-old Make-A-Wish participant at Wimbledon.

Beatriz Tinoco is a tennis player and tennis fan who survived a two-year battle with cancer. When given an opportunity to make her wish, she asked to meet her all-time favorite player at the most hallowed tournament in sports. What could have been a memorable meeting with a handshake, pictures and autograph instead turned into a weekend-long experience that saw Federer hit go above and beyond.

Tinoco described the meeting in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Beatriz found out about the trip in a recorded iPad message from Federer that was played after a high-school tennis practice. During her time at the All England Club, she describes being surprised by Federer upon her arrival, getting a tour of the grounds by Federer and the tournament chairman, watching Federer practice, standing on Centre Court, hitting with Federer (and borrowing his racket) and sitting in the player’s cafeteria to have him sign all the gear she wanted. ESPN cameras were there to record the event for a segment set to air this month, according to Beatriz.

Two of the best excerpts are reprinted below. (Via Mashable.)

We were waiting on the place where players eat and hang out. However, the guys from ESPN told me we might not see him that day because schedules change a lot. So I wasn’t expecting anythint, just sitting watching some practices and someone calls my name. I turn and it’s FREAKING ROGER FEDERER. He comes up, gives me a hug and a kiss and then sits down and starts talking to me very naturally. I was trying hard not to freak out haha. We talked for about 10-15 minutes (which I was told later he wasn’t supposed to do. He was just supposed to come and say hi and then go to practice but he’s a perfect human being and talked to me for a while!) he went around the table hugging my mom, my dad and my sister, and then it was my turn. He told me I had been through a lot and hugged me really hard and I just started crying so so so much in his shoulder (it was around that time that the picture from my was taken haha) He was like “awnn”. Then when I let go of him I was still like sobbing and I turned to him and he was kinda tearing up :’) I thanked him and then he went.

selfie Federer always makes me happy <3 @rogerfederer we’ll always support you pic.twitter.com/tiOzllFc8q — Beatriz (@bktinoco) July 25, 2013

Wonder what Novak Djokovic’s father has to say about Federer now?