TennisSprout
Rookie
After winning Shanghai Masters 2017 today, in the ceremony section, Federer actually said, and I quote, 'It's a wonderful moment for me and my career to be back here playing so well against my GOOD friend and rival, Rafael. Congratulations on a great run in Beijing, you said yourself, also in Shanghai'.
Well, if Federer and Nadal can show mutual respect for each other, surely we fans can, right? I guess sometimes a lot of us just get annoyed by each player's rabid fans that post so many troll comments and begin attacking defensively or offensively and eventually let the situation out of control.
Now, as Federer already won Shanghai, I think the best strategy for Nadal is to skip Basel and play Paris to secure YE No.1. As for WTF, as long as Federer maintains healthy, I don't think Nadal stands a chance. However, Federer, at his current age is more susceptible to fatigue and Nadal might have a chance to finally grasp a WTF title.
Also, it is interesting to see in the ceremony Nadal spoke 'Love Shanghai' in Chinese, which was in fact very accurate with good pronunciation. Federer spoke 'Love Tennis, Love Shanghai' in Chinese, which was more difficult thus less impressive.
Well, if Federer and Nadal can show mutual respect for each other, surely we fans can, right? I guess sometimes a lot of us just get annoyed by each player's rabid fans that post so many troll comments and begin attacking defensively or offensively and eventually let the situation out of control.
Now, as Federer already won Shanghai, I think the best strategy for Nadal is to skip Basel and play Paris to secure YE No.1. As for WTF, as long as Federer maintains healthy, I don't think Nadal stands a chance. However, Federer, at his current age is more susceptible to fatigue and Nadal might have a chance to finally grasp a WTF title.
Also, it is interesting to see in the ceremony Nadal spoke 'Love Shanghai' in Chinese, which was in fact very accurate with good pronunciation. Federer spoke 'Love Tennis, Love Shanghai' in Chinese, which was more difficult thus less impressive.
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