Roger Federer met Novak Djokovic at the Shanghai Masters 2024 ahead of the semifinal match of the Serbian. Roger bumped into the former world number one and addressed him an 'Old Man'. The duo then hugged each other and shook their hands. Roger claimed that Djokovic still had a lot of career left in him and wished him luck.
"Good play, you know you have it in you. Very well done," said Roger Federer. Novak was pleasantly happy upon catching up one of his old friends. The meeting between the two went viral on X, Instagram, and other social media platforms. Their interaction has been loved by the fans. They claimed it to be the best thing on Internet.
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Novak will be up against Taylor Fritz in the Semifinal of the Shanghai Masters 2024. It will be a battle to watch out for considering how good the two stars are. While Novak has nothing to prove, Taylor has everything to prove. He will be hungry to claim a win over the Serbian.
Novak Djokovic at the Shanghai Masters 2024
So far in the omngoing Shanghai Masters 2024, Novak has been in a brilliant touch. He has dropped a solitary set which went to a tiebreaker. In the Round of 64 match, Djokovic overcame A Michelsen 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (11-9) which was the hardest he had to endure in the ongoing tournament.
In the Round of 32 match, the star player overcame F Cobolli is straight sets 6-1, 6-2. To think he did it against the 28th seed showed how dominant he has been in the tournament so far. Novak Djokovic knocked R Safiullin out of the tournament in the Round of 16 match 6-3, 6-2 to proceed to the quarterfinals.
He met J Mensik of Czech Republic in the Quarterfinals. The 37-year-old overcame the talented player 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 6-4 to enter the semifinal. His biggest challenge in the tournament would be to face the 7th seeded Fritz who was the runner up in the US Open 2024.
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