Enthralled by Roger Federer’s Almighty Presence at the Shanghai Masters, the Swiss Maestro’s Last ATP Nemesis Can’t Help but Make ‘Really Cool’ Admission

Being acknowledged for your success by the G.O.A.T. has to be the best feeling ever. 26-year-old Hubert Hurkacz recently experienced this feeling first-hand. As we already know, the Swiss legend Roger Federer has blessed the Shanghai Masters with his presence these last few days. Like every young player, Hurkacz loves and respects Federer more than anything.

Hurkacz has been crowned the new Master of the Shanghai event, and it seems like he is enjoying his glory. He was up against Russia’s Andrey Rublev in the finals. But the cherry on top was Federer, who was watching this match with keen interest.

Federer’s appearance has filled Hubert Hurkacz with joy

Hubi, after his win, was flooded with multiple questions: mostly about his thoughts during the match and how he feels. However, one question seemed to intrigue the champion quite a bit. The question was about how this tournament had been won by some of the greatest in tennis, namely legends like Djokovic, Federer, and Murray. Basically, hinting at how cool does he feel to be part of that list?”

While answering this question, Hurkacz kept his focus on Federer. He said, “It’s really cool. Seeing Roger in the stands, hopefully, he enjoyed the match a bit as well.” He described how cool he feels to be among these great players. He just hopes that Federer had a good time watching this match.     

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Hurkacz soon detailed the level of his achievement as he talked about Federer. He said, “He had so much success, winning here a couple of times. Such a big tournament with a lot of tradition over the years. Just really happy today.” However, he also addresses his individual success and how happy this win really makes him.

Hurkacz forgets to mention Roger Federer

Like a new kid in school, Hurkacz addressed his “grave mistake” of not mentioning Federer in his victory speech. It is quite funny how much respect Hubi holds for him. He says: “In my speech, I was, like, trying to thank everyone. I forgot to mention Roger, thanks for coming, so, yeah, sorry for that.”

He also expressed his fear regarding this subject and hoped Federer didn’t take that omission personally. He said, “Hopefully, he won’t take it personally (smiling), but definitely, you know, fun to play in front of him.”

So the event is finally over, and we have our champion. The Polish star, Hubert Hurkacz, now officially holds the Shanghai Masters’ title. This is definitely a special occasion for him, not just because he won, but also because Federer was there watching his every move.

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