'Shaking it up: Insight into the ATP handshake

Dominic Thiem wished Andy Murray well on his wedding, all but disarming his opponent. Grigor Dimitrov has always appreciated a firm grip at the net. And multiple players have coveted (and enjoyed) experiences going on court and seeing off a particular star of the sport.

The last point of contact between players in a pro match has often been quite telling.

"The handshake can be an intimate moment, sometimes leading to special memories," intones the ATP's voiceover artist in its video all about those post-match 'shakes that play out on tour.

Players including Tomas Berdych, Kei Nishikori, Joao Sousa, Robert Farah, Juan Sebastian Cabal and the aforementioned Thiem and Dimitrov all share their thoughts on this most gentlemanly of gestures. Well, normally rather gentlemanly–and sometimes also prone to spectacle.

"There's a lot of respect between the players because we know how tough it is, this sport," Sousa says. "So we just show our respect even for the other, even if you lose or if you win, because this is a gentleman's sport."

Isolated as a favorite to compete against and then shake hands with: one Roger Federer.

"Obviously having the best in the history of tennis next to you, shaking hands, is amazing," Cabal says, all but starstruck even though he was hardly chagrinedto have defeatedthe GOAT and Nicolas Mahut in doubles action alongside Farah.

For most ATP players, the mentality proves to be this: They are all about those 'shakes, no trouble.

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