Federer due to make autumn Shanghai appearance

Roger Federer will make a post-retirement tennis appearance at October’s Shanghai Masters, officials announced on Monday.

The 41-year-old Swiss who retired last September, won the tournament in 2014 and 2017 and enjoys icon status with Chinese fans.

Organisers in China’s commercial capital plan to honour the Swiss as ICON Athlete of the event bankrolled by Geneva’s Rolex watch firm.

The plan to attend the event which begins during China’s main holiday weekend on October 2 will be a rare sighting of the legend in a tennis environment.

Main photo:- Roger Federer with 2006 ATP Tennis Masters winners trophy Qi Zhong Tennis Centre Shanghai by Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd

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