When Roger Federer, citing the "unnecessary risk" of competing in the 2016 French Open, withdrew from the competition, fans and observers soon began mulling what no one wants to think about: the idea of a post-Fed world in pro tennis. Even so, the Swiss master's record of appearing in 65 consecutive major singles draws came to an end. And a certain hashtag was birthed. #LastTimeFedererMissedASlam has done what great hashtags do: entertain, inform, delight and wax nostalgic, all at the same time. Without further ado, here are some of the best tweets from the crowd-sourced initiative to show just how truly great his mark of 65 is.

In 1999, Eugenie Bouchard and Laura Robson looked like cherubs.

And Bouchard and Maria Sharapova had what some termed "metal mouth."

TheLastTimeFedererMissedASlam, Morpheus asked Neo if he wanted the blue pill or the red pill—and it had nothing to do with performance-enhancing drugs.

"Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, anyone? How about Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle?” Wow:

Meanwhile, few avoided cringing at all the awkward, stilted dialogue that George Lucas gave Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen in “Star Wars: Episode 1 —The Phantom Menace.”

Well, this is sobering for a good many of us who are getting on in years:

This sleek, on-the-go computer was a hot commodity:

Looks next to prehistoric, right?

But not quite this prehistoric.

These two were on top, and they remain so.

And a legendary men's doubles tandem was at the top of the ATP heap.

Forever a droll tweeter, one Mardy Fish tweeted what a number of onlookers were (sort of) thinking.

Indeed, when Federer last missed a major tournament's singles main draw, it was at the 1999 U.S. Open. Interestingly, he lost in the qualifying sub-event to compatriot Ivo Heuberger.

Action at Roland Garros began on Sunday, and while Fed won't be in the mix, his perennial rivals, Novak Djokovic (seeking an elusive RG title) and Rafael Nadal (pursuing a record 10th) could face off in the semifinal round. On the women's side, Serena Williams continues to chase Steffi Graf's Open era record 22 major singles titles. There's no shortage of storylines.

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