Myla and Charlene now have baby brothers to play with, in Leo and Lenny, yet Federer seems typically unfazed by a juggling act that most people would deem unworkable. His wife Mirka brought all four children to the three most recent grand slams, as well as to Paris for last week’s indoor Masters event – although Shanghai was a few time zones too far. “Obviously we’ve had tougher nights and easier nights, no doubt about it, but I must say things are very smooth. I think we’re more relaxed second time around, whereas the first time you don’t know the hotel set-up, you don’t know how the travelling is going to be, and that can make you panicky. I haven’t seen them much lately, but we’ll all be together for the rest of the year other than when I go to India for two days [to play in Mahesh Bhupathi’s embryonic exhibition series, the International Tennis Premier League].”