Federer, Djokovic reunite in Shanghai: 'Hey Old Man'

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview'Roger Federer/a returned to the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a for an exhibition doubles match on Friday. /p

pBefore stepping on court, the Swiss legend ran into old rival a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a as the 99-time tour-level champion walked out of his quarter-final match after battling past #NextGenATP star a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jakub-mensik/m0ni/overview'Jakub Mensik/a./p

pldquo;Hey Old Man,rdquo; said Federer to the Serb, laughing, as the two shook hands./p

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pThe 20-time Grand Slam champion who won the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai twice (2014, 2017), partnered with Eason Chan, a prominent Chinese singer and actor. They defeated the pairing of top Chinese player in the PIF ATP Rankings a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.atptour.com/en/players/zhizhen-zhang/z371/overview" target="_blank"Zhang Zhizhen/a, and table tennis champion Fan Zhendong in a light-hearted match. The four treated fans with some great exchanges. /p

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pThe 103-time tour-level titlist also visited Shanghai last year to receive the Icon Athlete Award from the tournament, celebrating his illustrious career./p

pDuring their careers, Djokovic and Federer played 50 times, with the Serbian taking their Lexus ATP Head2Head series 27-23./p

p-Additional reporting from Vivienne Christie, courtesy a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/shanghai/5014/overview'Rolex Shanghai Masters/a./p

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