Tennis, Shanghai But who wants a piece of Roger Federer?

Roger Federer does not happen in the conquered land adjacent to Shanghai.The World No. 1 has been the subject of death threats, forcing him to be very discreet in China. A rare event that raises the question of the safety of players. "Know that I'm going to kill Roger Federer." With these few words posted on a website very popular sport in China, on September 25, a user is currently the local police in turmoil. And especially as to illustrate his writings, "Blue Cat" is allowed to attach a photo of Switzerland beheaded, lying on the ground, before repeating his warnings. Result: now the authorities redouble vigilance as the Basel native put his suitcases in China (finally) grab this tournament that is lacking in his name. "If someone really wants to kill ..." "We are investigating. Federer arrived in China and we have already tightened security measures around him. We hope that these threats are only verbal but we can not be sure. We must secure the player and his family , "said officially one of the leaders of the penultimate Masters 1000 of the season. For its part, the Basel tournament has not provided a safety measure before receiving the special child in the country in a fortnight. Death threats deemed serious enough to force Federer not land at the main airport in Shanghai but in a more discreet. The world No. 1 made ​​a stop in Pudong and will not make a single public workout this week. Supporters world No. 1 will therefore have to be a reason and observe remotely try to consolidate its position at the top of the ATP rankings. " We have decided not to let the audience get too close to the end of the short matches. And ask the fans to be lenient, if not sign autographs. " Asked about this event rare on the professional circuit, his compatriot Marc Rosset took the opportunity to remember that tennis players were particularly vulnerable.  "While security at football matches has been strengthened, I think if someone really wants to kill a tennis player, it's going to happen, dropped bluntly Olympic champion in 1992 on the site 20Minutes.ch . Everyone can know where you guys staying and nobody can stop anyone to rent a room in the same hotel . The bodyguards have a deterrent effect, but they could not prevent a sniper with a sniper rifle to kill a player. "  Hopefully Federer is the only one to speak powder Shanghai by Sunday ...