Roger Federer is going to be VERY busy in India

Roger Federer needed some help. So he did what any self-respecting, social-media savvy tennis baller does these days who's in a dilemma (let me throw a little alliteration at you). He went straight to his fans. And he has many. Like, more than 2.2 million and growing.

What's the dilemma? As you may have heard, Fed is stepping in for Rafael Nadal in the inaugural International Premier Tennis League, and he'll be heading to Delhi, India, in December to lead the Indian Aces. Here's what he tweeted this past Monday:

I need some help from my supporters in India. I'm only in Delhi for a few days, so can't visit all amazing places that I'd like...
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 23, 2014

Maybe you guys could help #PhotoshopRF? Show me where I should visit and I'll retweet the best pics!
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 23, 2014

Apparently he got so many stellar submissions that he needed to create a collection of his own. And so did I. Here are some of my faves:

@rogerfederer #PhotoshopRF You could maneuver a coracle in the Hogenekal Falls pic.twitter.com/nBdehF694p
— Darshu Tikle Tukaye (@darshutikle) September 24, 2014

#PhotoshopRF #rogerfederer @rogerfederer Expierencing Indian culture <3 pic.twitter.com/NwKQGVwGUB
— Imperfect_wolf (@Imperfect_wolf) September 24, 2014

@rogerfederer This is how Roger Federer enjoys NAVRATRI @ Gujarat. #PhotoshopRF pic.twitter.com/PVeluokhFl
— Anil Gupta (@anilgupta003) September 24, 2014

@rogerfederer Get "Fed Up" #PhotoshopRF pic.twitter.com/RhOeY0MHmB
— Vijay Menon (@menongitis) September 24, 2014

Omg whoever did this for #PhotoshopRF yesterday,this is epic ;) pic.twitter.com/LeXRvvfeDl
— Yami (@Yamistic) September 24, 2014

You're a very courageous person! #PhotoshopRF @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/YnNaH1Onuv
— ö.o (@pemberencir) September 25, 2014

@rogerfederer and Mirka in Kerala to resolve the - "Who's turn to do nappies" - debate once and for all! #PhotoshopRF pic.twitter.com/1IRqQ8XjoY
— Subin Jacob (@sozigzag) September 25, 2014

Last. I promise. #PhotoshopRF @rogerfederer pic.twitter.com/NmFeyfVYxE
— Rameez (@Sychlops) September 23, 2014

@rogerfederer In Bollywood Singham Style #PhotoshopRF #singhamreturns #Bollywood pic.twitter.com/BOFQvkiUdq
— Sarang (@sarangsp) September 24, 2014

Maria Sharapova flies coach and tweets about it #reallynotreally

Hey buddy, I'm right behind you... :) pic.twitter.com/deVaMfetzr
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) September 25, 2014

Forget the funny-haha, I-saw-you-looking-at-me part of this tweet from Maria Sharapova. Does anyone really believe the Sugar Queen is flying coach? MARIA SHARAPOVA. SHE'S NOT LIKE US. AT ALL. REALLY NOT.

Rafael Nadal: "I feel much better...I'm in good shape."

Rafael Nadal returned to action today after almost three months away to play an exhibition match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Astana, Khazakhstan. He defeated the Frenchie 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4.

After injuring his right wrist in practice, he skipped the entire North American hard-court season, including the US Open, to rehabilitate it. He hasn't played a competitive match since falling to Australian Nick Kyrgios in the Wimbledon fourth round.

Prior to the match, Rafa and Jo-Willy met with the country's president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and gave him an autographed tennis racquet case.

"I feel much better...I'm in good shape," said the 14-time Grand Slammer in an interview on-court after the match. "The wrist, I think, starts to be forget. And now I need to take the rhythm again. This takes time. This match today helps me, but I'm going to have a tough comeback for sure in Beijing and Shanghai. But my goal is try to worry as much as possible, practice as much as possible to be ready for what's going on in the end of the season."

Here's video of the on-court interview with Rafa:



Good test for the wrist against one of the heaviest hitters of the ball out there. It's great to hear he's  not so focused on his wrist right now, but on getting in match shape for the remainder of the season. The fall indoor stretch has never been a good one for him historically. But the fact that he's back on the court and healthy is reason enough to be excited.

[Photo(s) credit: inform.kz]