Federer faces Djokovic scrap after security threat
- Published: 7 Oct 2012 at 10.49
- Online news: Sports
Roger Federer will have to shrug off a bizarre death threat as he returns to action at the Shanghai Masters from Sunday to combat Novak Djokovic's attempt on his world number one crown.
Roger Federer at the draw for the Shanghai Masters tournament on October 6. He will have to shrug off a bizarre death threat as he returns to action at the Shanghai Masters from Sunday to combat Novak Djokovic's attempt on his world number one crown.
Security precautions are in place for the Swiss player and his family in the teeming Chinese city, after a unknown blogger made the outlandish threat to "assassinate" the 17-time Grand Slam champion.
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