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Federer: I will never catch Nadal

Despite beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, Roger Federer acknowledged how it is unlikely that he will overturn his deficit against the Spaniard in head-to-head meetings.

Nadal currently leads in face-to-face battles with the Swiss by 23 to 15, and Federer has accepted defeat on that count.

“I’m not going to catch him, I know I won’t,” he said after victory in China.

“My calendar until the end of the year will depend on how I am feeling, but it’s not about fighting to be world No. 1.

“I will decide what to do when I get back to Switzerland.”

 

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