Federer: Fiercest Victory Hangover

Roger Federer has tasted Grand Slam victory 20 times—and celebrated each major milestone with vigor..The Grand Slam king recalls feeling a major case of the wine flu after capturing his fifth consecutive US Open championship.Watch: Umpire Banned for Calling Ball Girl "Sexy"The 20-time Grand Slam champion cites battling an epic hangover after sweeping Andy Murray in straight sets in the 2008 Flushing Meadows final as his fiercest career hangover."The worst [hangover] was after my win at the US Open in 2008," Federer told Olympic gold-medal ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin in a Q&A for their sponsor, Barilla. "It took me a full three days to feel well again. At the hangover breakfast, I just tried to compensate somehow. But had no idea if I ever get something down."

Bars are open until 4 a.m. in New York City, which empowered Federer, who cites wine and champagne as his favorite drinks, to go full-throttle celebration."The problem is that the bar you are celebrating in will soon close and you order enough drinks to make ends meet," Federer said. "And then you realize that you have ordered far too many drinks, but then drink them anyway."

The 38-year-old Swiss has won 102 titles in his career and revealed one inspired championship run—his 2017 Australian Open triumph over rival Rafael Nadal—made him cry when he watched replay videos."Yes, that can happen, especially if you underpin it with music, then it works very fast," Federer said. "When I won the Australian Open in 2017, there were so many videos. I just thought so: Stop sending me these videos! (pretends to cry). Everyone knows that I'm an emotional guy. But I'm getting stronger."Photo credit: Christopher Levy ]]>