Denis Shapovalov has a new a big fan: Roger Federer.
The young Canadian is the #nextgen player that can excite his fans like the Swiss Maestro with his aggressive tennis.
About his match against Nadal
Roger was absolute impressed for Denis’ performance against Rafa to comment
“I watched the entire match. I was home, and I thought I would watch. I was tired, so I ate in my room. It was a fabulous match. It was good for all the fans here in Montreal, and in Canada as a whole. Also for Denis.
I believe he played an extraordinary match. He kept moving forward, hitting the ball hard. He had nothing to lose, of course. But Rafa will never give away a match. You have to go and earn it. He did it. It’s good for him. It’s good for tennis, too.
A young player of 18 years winning against a legend like Rafa is always good for tennis because then we talk about other players. I think we are going to see him in the Masters and the Grand Slams. It was wonderful to watch. They were both very intense. As usual, Rafa was very classy, he was good, but he can play better than that.”
Why Denis’ has an extra gear
Then Roger added
“I think I watched his semis at junior Wimbledon against Tsitsipas. He was in all sorts of trouble, and he kept going for the biggest shots, forehands, backhands, and serves. I couldn’t believe what he was doing. I guess for him it’s somewhat normal to do that. Obviously, it’s risky; it doesn’t always play off. Playing forward, doing that on Court 4 against a journeyman is a different story than doing it on center court. We all know that. But not everybody can go up to that level.
It seems that Denis has an extra gear. I said this before this win. I like his game. I think he’s going to be a wonderful player.”
Roger may have the chances to test Shapovalov in the Montreal final. Let’s see if that happens.
Federer is my Hero
Shapovalov was honored that Federer has watched his match to say that the Maestro is his hero.
