World number one Roger Federer (centre) is flanked by security guards as he makes his way to the practice courts at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament yesterday. Federer revealed last week that a bizarre online death threat had been a distraction in the build-up to the Shanghai Masters but said he was now focusing on action on the court.

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