What happened to Federer's cow was not what Sehwag had assumed in his tweet

The former Indian swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag had tweeted in the late hours on Tuesday, about the tennis star Roger Federer’s love for cows. In the tweet, Indian opener praised the eight-time Wimbledon champion with photos of him with the cows as a cow lover.

The photo posted by the former Indian opener was captioned as “Cow love of the legend Roger Federer. So wonderful to see.” However, least does the opener know the history behind the cows in the photo. The first picture in the tweet is a young Federer milking Juliette, a milch cow gifted to him by the organizers of the Swiss Open in 2003 (the second picture).

The famous News daily Telegraph quoted the tennis star as telling “”I’m going to learn how to milk it. I’ll do anything for it.” The last time anyone heard about Juliette was just seconds before it was slaughtered. The Sports Illustrated reported that the cow was cared by a farmer in Gstaad.

Swiss Open repeat

Roy Emerson, the legendary Australian tennis player who has a home in Gstaad, was quoted by the Telegraph saying, “Juliette gave birth to a calf, and then she wasn’t producing enough milk, so she was slaughtered.” The third picture likewise too is from the Swiss Open, where the Daily Mail reported that the cow which was named Desiree was handed over as a part of the homecoming ceremony.

Federer had taken part in the Swiss Open 2013 for the first time since leaving the competition in the year 2004. However, Blick, a Swiss website claimed that Desiree didn’t stay in the Federer household for long. He was sold at a livestock auction in Gstaad, the report said.

The reports, if true would mean that Sehwag’s comments about the better part of Federer were wrong. We have all known the good sides of the Swiss player on the court, but these sides have never turned up in discussions with some serious food for thought.