A man ran onto the court during the second set of Sunday's French Open final, waved a flag and tried to place a red hat on Roger Federer's head.

Federer pushed the intruder aside, and security guards ran onto the court to subdue the man, but he jumped over the net to get away. A security guard from Robin Soderling's side of the court then ran out and tackled the man.

Intruders have interrupted Grand Slam finals before, at Roland Garros and elsewhere, but what made this episode scarier was the man went right up to Federer and touched him.

The man, who was carrying a Barcelona football team flag, was carried off the court by three security guards.

After the man was taken away, a security guard approached Federer to check if he was OK and he smiled and nodded. A moment later, Federer turned to look up at his wife in the stands and then adjusted his headband.

Federer won the first set 6-1 and was leading 2-1 in the second set when the man got through a row of photographers and jumped onto the court. He lost that game at love, but then won the next.

AFP

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