'What am I doing here?': Federer joins Alcaraz for Shanghai practice

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview'Roger Federer/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a never competed against one another on the ATP Tour, but now fans can see the next best thing. Last week at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a, Federer joined the Spaniard for a special practice session that bridged the gap between two generations of greatness./pp"What am I doing here?" Federer joked to the cameras as he made his grand entrance./ppnbsp;/pdiv class="videoWrapper"iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KW7nygNYRKs?si=FA-xpVc-D4QAsN9F" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"/iframe/divpFrom the privacy of the practice courts, the 43-year-old showed he's still got game as he confidently traded baseline strokes with his 21-year-old sparring partner. The ATP Masters 1000 tournament's cameras documented the star-studded session, capturing footage as the players ripped forehands and backhands in a light workout./pp/ppWhile a Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting between the pair remains a pipe dream, they did joke about playing a practice set while they wrapped up. Federer and Alcaraz also sat next to one another in the stands to watch the Shanghai singles final, with a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a mdash; who last week clinched ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours mdash; beating a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a 7-6(4), 6-3./pp[NEWSLETTER FORM]/pstyle .videoWrapper { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; /* 16:9 */ padding-top: 25px; height: 0; } .videoWrapper iframe { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }/style