IT is a Monday morning scene which many Scots will be familiar with. And I don’t just mean Andy Murray 12 months ago. Roger Federer woke up bleary eyed, cursing mixing his drinks a little bit too much, after celebrations in the wake of his record eighth Wimbledon men’s singles title which stretched until 5am. Remarkably cogent given the circumstances, the 35-year-old said he couldn’t wait to visit Scotland for the first time to take part in the ‘Andy Murray Live’ charity exhibition at the SSE Hydro in November. Good sport or not, the greatest player in the history of the game had no intention of giving his 30-year-old Scottish rival a one-off offer to win back his Wimbledon title on the evening.

“I’ve never been before,” said Federer, who met Murray in a reciprocal charity encounter in Zurich earlier in the year. “This is my first time.

“But no!” he added, jealously touching the trophy in front of him. “Now it’s in here, it’s mine, so we’re not putting it up for grabs now! Not in that one, quick match showdown.

“But we’re going to have a good time and I really think it’s wonderful what he’s doing in his philanthropic efforts and good causes,” he added. “I think we can do so much more in tennis. He was wonderful in Zurich. So many people walked away from it, telling me how much fun Andy actually was, what a great sport he was. So I was so happy he did that and I can’t wait to return the favour.”

As wild as the celebrations got on Sunday night, there was none of that staged, slightly awkward dancing at the Champions Ball with new women’s champion Garbine Muguruza.

In truth, while Muguruza had played along by saying she was keen to see if Federer was as languid on the dancefloor as he is on court, the evening is essentially a dinner and no music is played.

“My head’s ringing, I don’t know what I did last night,” admitted Federer, following up on a claim that he and his entourage ‘partied like rock stars’ following his epic Australian Open win back in January. “I drank too many types of drinks, I guess. So we had a great time. Got to bed at five, then woke up, and just didn’t feel good. It is only in the last hour or so I’m somewhat OK again.”

“We [the men’s and women’s singles winners] didn’t dance,” he added. “The occasion never really came.”

Federer, whose world ranking has climbed to No 3 this morning, has been a model of economy during 2017, losing just two matches all season long – to Evgeny Donskoy of Russia in Dubai and to Tommy Haas in Stuttgart – and even then he had match points for both. While he plans to play a heavier schedule in the latter part of the year he will be a hot favourite to make it Grand Slam No 20 at the US Open which begins next month, but the Swiss said he isn’t driven by any particular numerical target.

“The target now is to enjoy being Wimbledon champion for a year,” he said. “And Australian Open champion and you name it…So, I haven’t sets sights on a number of grand slams that I have to or want to achieve.”