Records aside, this match had another bit of non-tennis excitement, when a crazy Swiss fan rushed onto the court just 3 games into the second set.
After out-maneuvering court security for half a minute, the fan was eventually taken down by what will be remembered as the greatest tackle in French Open history. Federer was naturally startled when the guy B-lined towards him after jumping onto the court. Turns out he only wanted him to try on his funny hat, but after the nastiness in 93 involving Monica Seles, you can't blame him for being freaked out.
In 1993, during a changeover at a match in Hamburg, a crazy guy jumped out of the stands and stabbed Seles in the back with a 10 inch blade. Luckily, the knife missed the major organs and muscle groups, but still kept Seles out of the sport for two years.
On a lighter note, one of my most vivid tennis memories came in the 1996 Wimbledon finals between Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington when a leggy blonde streaker ran out onto the court during the coin flip. You can see from the picture that Krajicek and Washington got a pretty big kick out of it as well.
