A Roger Federer fan who has awoken from an 11-year coma has admitted that he is shocked by the tennis star's success.
Jesus Aparicio's last memory of Federer is when the Swiss beat Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets to win the US Open, which was his third Grand Slam title of 2004.
In December of that year, Mr Aparicio, from Seville, fell into a coma after he was injured in a car accident while celebrating his 18th birthday.
After waking up last month, the tennis fan was surprised to discover that Federer is still among the sport's elite.
"It came like a flash to my mind and I asked about Roger," tennisworld.org quotes Mr Aparicio as saying. "I thought he had retired.
"When I knew that at 34 years old, he is still playing and is number two in the world, I thought they were kidding me. I could not believe it.
"When I heard that he reached 17 slam titles, I put my hands on my face. I knew Federer was very good but I never thought he could win all he has won."
Federer came close to adding an 18th crown to his list of achievements earlier this month, but he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the US Open final at Flushing Meadows.
Danielle Joynson
