0The Rolex Shanghai Masters is the only tournament in the world to have as an ambassador for 2017, 2018 and possibly in the future as well. Could the join the group, maybe once the Swiss retires from tennis? asked this question to the Tournament Director .
This is not something we have thought about, rather we are hoping that Roger continues playing for many years to come, said Talhak on the 37-year-old, who is set to make his 14th appearance there. The Gerry Weber Open of Halle is the only tournament to have a lifetime deal with Federer, since 2010.
Federers long-time deal with Dubai had expired in 2017, which surprised a lot of people as they thought that Roger had a lifetime deal with the Arab event as well. Rogers participation in Dubai over the years has been based on his own schedule and plans, explained Talhak.
We dont have lifetime deals with any player and rely on their positive experiences at this tournament, which has won the ATP 500 Tournament of the Year 11 times to date, to attract the players back each year.
Roger has often said how much he enjoys participating in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, as evidenced by his decision to play here 13 times since 2002. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
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