THE SPORT SCAN – The Swiss court legend and the Serbian met in the corridors of the tennis stadium for a brief but warm reunion.
Roger Federer, who retired two years ago, will soon be joined by Rafael Nadal who announced this week that he would end his career at the end of the season. From the famous «Big 3»only Novak Djokovic will remain in the running in 2025.
The 37-year-old Serbian just passed Roger Federer in the corridors of the Shanghai stadium where he qualified for the semi-finals, who was preparing to play an exhibition match. The reunion between the two men was quite brief because the «Djoker» were coming out of their quarter-final but very warm.
“Hey, old man”launched Federer to the most successful player in history (24 Grand Slam titles) before exchanging a few words with his former rival. A remark that did not go unnoticed by the Serb speaking on social networks immediately: “I was happy to see Roger again, who was happy to remind me of my age”
