Shanghai Masters

A short stay in Shanghai for Federer as he succumbed to a 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 loss at the hands of Albert Ramos-Vinolas in 2 hours and 4 minutes. Going into the tie Roger was the defending champion up against the World Number 70 with a 0-15 record against Top 10 opposition; but the Spaniard’s play belied his ranking as he …

Hey all! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? There hasn’t been any Federer since the US Open so naturally the blog has had a bit of a down period. But after Fed-less tournaments in Metz, St. Petersberg and now Beijing & Tokyo the Shanghai Masters has finally arrived and the draw came out a few hours ago. Roger is of …

Hey guys, here is Roger Federer’s outfit for the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2015 and the Swiss Indoors in Basel 2015. Nike have opted for the V Neck for this one and I think it looks pretty good. There are only a couple of colours in use and it’s a simple colourblocked design in white and what Nike call Copa which …

Hey all, what a week for the GOAT huh? Save 5 match points on Wednesday and then lift the title on Sunday. As if beating Djokovic in sublime style wasn’t enough, Roger topped off his week in Shanghai defeating surprise package Gilles Simon 7-6(6) 7-6(2) to lift his 23rd Masters 1000 title overall and 1st in Shanghai. This one wasn’t …

Boom! Masterclass from Federer here as he snapped the Djokovic 28 match winning streak in Asia with a 6-4 6-4 victory in 1 hour 35 minutes. Both players said they had to play their A game before the encounter but it was Fed who executed the peRFect gameplan. Dominating with his serve + forehand and then using chip & charge …

A high quality encounter here as Federer took down an in form Julien Benneteau 7-6(4) 6-0 to book his spot in the Shanghai Semi Finals. Without doubt Roger’s best match of the week and Benneteau threw the kitchen sink at him in the first set but Roger matched him all the way. The tie break was a bit of an …

A drama free day today as Federer comprehensively beat Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-2 to book his spot in the Shanghai Quarter Finals. A much improved performance from his one against Mayer yesterday night; any rust appears to have worn off as the Swiss hit 33 winners and didn’t drop serve in the 1 hour 14 minute encounter. As I …

Hey guys, the GOAT’s underway in Shanghai and if you were expecting a routine drama free match then this one will certainly have caught you by surprise. I’m still not quite sure how Fed won it really but he did so 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(7) saving 5 match points in the process. Mayer clearly should have won this one in straights …

I’m a little late posting this but here’s Roger’s outfit for the Shanghai Rolex Masters 1000 2014. I wasn’t sure what he would be taking to the court in and originally thought this one was for the World Tour Finals, but he’s been practising in the red trainers so I’m guessing he’ll be stepping onto the Qizhong Forest Sports City …

Hey all, it’s been a while since Fed was last in action but he returns next week at the Shanghai Rolex Masters for his first tournament back after the US Open loss to Cilic. Shanghai has been a reasonable tournament for the Swiss in sense that he always plays quite well but he’s never been able to play his best …