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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Liam Llewellyn

Roger Federer hangs suspended in harness for hours as body is sculpted

Roger Federer is known for leaving his opponents bewildered on the tennis court due to his sheer mastery and elegance.

He made playing the game look far easier than anyone else and his long reign of dominance helped him carve out a legacy as one of the greatest of all time. But over the last three years before his eventual retirement last September, he was putting his free time to good use for an art project.

Federer was no stranger to pushing himself physically, but his tennis exploits could not prepare him for one experience. In order to capture his 3D figure, he had to endure hours inside full-body moulds, hanging from a harnesses - in his underpants. The tennis legend even had his entire face covered in silicone.

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