The Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, with a notable performance so far at the Shanghai Masters 1,000, He was surprised while on a tour of the tournament facilities when he crossed paths with the veteran and retired former Swiss player Roger Federer.
Federer, upon meeting Djokovic face to face, greeted him with a high five and then, although in a friendly manner, called him old man.
“Hello, old man,” Federer said to Djokovic in English in the middle of an effusive greeting. that was recorded on cameras.
Djokovic, at first, was noticeably surprised by the presence of Federer, who was also dressed in sports clothing and had his racket in hand ready to play a friendly doubles match.
The Serb then returned Federer’s greeting, exchanged a couple of words and, diplomatically and Without stopping any longer, he continued on his way.
The 37-year-old Serbian was not seen to be totally happy with Federer’s words that pointed to his experience and age.
Federer retired from tennis on September 23, 2022 when he had just turned 41 years old.
Djokovic This Friday he entered the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters 1,000 and managed to advance for the 78th time in his career to that stage of a tournament of that category.
After coming back from a set down and beating the 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik with authority this Friday, Djokovic meets the American Taylor Fritz in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters 1,000.
Djokovic raised his arms after winning 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 and 6-4, while Fritz did it by signing a comfortable 6-3 and 6-4 over the Belgian superior to the Belgian David Goffin.
The American will try on Saturday to make the tenth time the charm against Djokovic, who has nine wins in nine games against Fritz. The last meeting between the two was in January in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
“We have played many times and I have never been able to beat him. I am waiting for my moment to come, maybe I can achieve a first victory,” Fritz said.
Mensik, a big surprise of the tournament after having beaten Grigor Dimitrov (10th) and Andrey Rublev (6th), was able to win the first set tie-break against the Serbian, with the necessary composure to achieve seven of the last eight points.
But ‘Djoko’ went one more gear next to take the next two with authority.
In the third Djokovic managed his advantage despite having discomfort in his right knee that forced him to call the doctor.
