Roger Federer may be playing on the tour at the moment but he is still plugged into what’s going on in the ATP tour. After Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first ATP title at Rotterdam, he received a congratulatory message from Federer.

Auger-Aliassime confirmed this during an interview on Instagram. He said

Roger [Federer] sent me a little message. He just told me in English ‘I’m happy for you, well done.’

Prior to winning the Rotterdam title, Auger-Aliassime was 0-8 in tour-level finals. In those 8 finals, he did not win a single set. With his first title, pressure is off Auger-Aliassime‘s back. 

In an interview after the win, he said:

It is definitely a dream come true. It is something I have been working for and suffering for at times because we all know my story, having lost finals before, so this one is even more special for me.

Reilly Opelka won the Dallas Open on the back of a serving exhibition. It was a moment to celebrate but instead, he was fined by the ATP for wearing a hat during the presentation ceremony.

Opelka shared the ATP code violation record on his Twitter account. The wording on the document suggests that Opelka was warned about the hat but he continued to wear it.

If it’s an ATP rule to not wear hats during the trophy presentation, then we should expect Opelka to abide by the rule. Some players also wear hats with logos which may include logos of brands not sponsoring the tournament. That’s probably the reason the ATP rule is in place – to be fair to its tournament sponsors.

It’s not the first time Reilly Opelka has been in trouble with a tournament. At the US Open, he brought a tote bag with logos that were larger than what was approved by the tournament. He was fined $10,000 for the offense.