Filming Roger Federer’s final days as a tennis professional

Episode 405 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia, the co-directors of “Federer: Twelve Final Days,” which follows Roger Federer through the final 12 days of his professional career. The documentary will stream on Prime Video beginning June 20. In this podcast, Kapadia and Sabia discuss how the project came to be; Sabia starting out the project as doing a home video for Federer’s friends and family; why Federer provided such intimate access; how Kapadia sees Federer in relation to his other doc subjects; getting access to Rafa Nadal, Novak Dojokovic and other top players; how to capture the elegance of Federer on the court and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.