Federer and Li Na (right) appeared in Shanghai

Federer was present in Shanghai (China) and was personally welcomed by the CEO of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament, Michael A. Luevano. Appearing at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, FedEx was honored to receive the “International Iconic Athlete” award, to honor his special contributions to tennis.

Another important announcement from the organizers said that “Express Train” Federer will return as a special guest and be awarded the title “Iconic Athlete” of the Shanghai Masters 2023.

At the event, Federer said he was completely “happy” to have decided to retire in 2022, although he still desires to play on the court and contribute, but “Express Train” hopes to be able to play performance events. Future.

Federer’s presence has attracted interest at the venue of the Shanghai Masters matches, Andrey Rublev (Russia) understands this best.

Rublev joked about Federer’s presence

Competing and winning against Ugo Humbert, witnessed by Federer, the Russian tennis player humorously said: “He doesn’t distract me. But everyone is no longer focused on the match because they only focus on Federer. So they don’t watch tennis anymore but only watch Federer.”

Rublev is one of four players who won tickets to the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters. In the upcoming match, the Russian star will face Grigor Dimitrov.

Dimitrov is in very good form, he was the one who eliminated Carlos Alcaraz from Shanghai, but Rublev is also ready to conquer his second Masters 1000 title of the year. Before that, Rublev won the championship at Monte Carlo, a tournament that took place in Monaco in April.