a spectator ran on to court and attempted to take
a photograph with the Swiss.
Federer had just competed a 6-3 6-3 6-4 win over
Colombia's Alejandro Falla when a young fan
approached him on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The intruder was eventually ushered away but only
after he had been able to ask Federer to pose for a
selfie.
"I'm not happy about it," said the 33-year-old 17-
time Grand Slam champion.
"It happened in the practice, too. It was just a kid,
but then three more kids came.
"And on centre court, where you would think this
is a place where nobody can come on, he just
wanders on and nothing happens.
"It happened during the finals in 2009 as well for
me, so I definitely think that something needs to
happen quickly. Basically yesterday already."
Federer was playing in the 2009 final against
Robin Soderling when another intruder breached
security, while a protestor with a flare made it
onto the same court during the 2013 final between
Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer.
"Normally I only speak on behalf of myself, but in
this situation I think I can speak on behalf of all
the players," added Federer, who said tournament
director Gilbert Ysern had apologised to him after
Sunday's match.
"That's where you do your job, that's where you
want to feel safe, and so clearly I'm not happy
about it.
"But nothing happened, so I'm relieved. But
clearly it wasn't a nice situation to be in."
Tournament director Gilbert Ysern said the incident
was embarrassing but did not believe there was a
reason to change security procedures.
"It was just a lack of judgment this afternoon.
Clearly the security people who were on court did
not do the job the way they should have done of
course, to say the least," he said. "But it's not the
end of the world."
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