Roger Federer overhauled a few more records as he captured the 2017 Indian Wells title against Stan Wawrinka on Sunday. The win not only widened his win-to-loss record against his countryman to 20-3, but also gave him his first win over Wawrinka in the final of an ATP tournament.

Twitter was, however, quick to regale the world with other varied interpretations of Federer’s win. And, who better to start the Twitter verse off than the man whom he had defeated in the final – Wawrinka himself.

The World No 3 was in tears during the post-match celebration, even as Federer seemed to be grinning ear-to-ear awaiting his turn on the podium. Without missing a beat, and much like the good friends they are, Wawrinka first congratulated and then engaged in some banter, which had even the former World No 1 in splits.

Continuing further, the Swiss No 1 was, however, in full praise of Federer, even going on to mention:

Women’s champion Elena Vesnina too included Federer in her post-win celebratory message. Her take: she couldn’t hold on to the trophy, because the Swiss had ‘stolen’ it.

Former top-10 player, John Isner, meanwhile, had a question to ask of Federer:

Jokes aside, Federer clearly looked like he had turned back time:

Also, Laureus called and checked in for the 18-time Grand Slam champion’s candidacy for its ‘Comeback of the Year’ award:

There was some more trivia associated with his (potentially) winning the Laureus award:

But, encompassing these, there also seemed to be a catch. The frenzy of top-ranked players’ exodus from the forthcoming Miami Open looked to have a new candidate in his midst.