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 | Increased security around Federer over a death threat6-10-2012 |
Security at the Masters Cup in Shanghai will be increased. This is due to death threats which received one of today's best tennis players Roger Federer.
In the information coming from China, it was reported that the threat was published last month in fansite of the rocket number 1 in the world. The case is now investigating after a man with nickname Blue Cat Polytheism Founder 07 wrote: "On October 6 I plan to kill Federer in order extermination in the tennis."
The tournament organizers issued a statement stating that they have the necessary security measures to ensure the safety of Roger Federer and the other participants.
One of the most striking cases of attacks is among the tennis players in 1993 when Monica Seles was stabbed during a match in Hamburg.