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[이데일리 스타in 임정우 기자] ‘Tennis Emperor’ Roger Federer (5th place, Switzerland) is working hard on training with the goal of returning to the court in March.
Federer said in an interview with the Swiss SRF radio broadcast on the 3rd (Korean time), “Our goal is to participate in the Men’s Pro Tennis (ATP) Tour Exxon Mobile Open, which will be held on March 8 in Doha, Qatar.
After losing 0-3 (6-7 4-6 3-6) to Novak Djokovic (1st place, Serbia) in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in January last year, he has been unable to compete because of a knee injury. Federer is also absent from this year’s Australian Open, which opens on the 8th, with the gap for more than a year.
Federer, who has also opened up the possibility of participating in the Dubai Duty Free Championship in Dubai, UAE after the Doha, Qatar, said his main goal this year was “Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics, the US Open.”
Born in 1981 and turning 40 this year, Federer has won the men’s singles 20 times in major tournaments and holds the highest record with Rafael Nadal (2nd place, Spain). Djokovic is following him with 17 wins. Interest is focused on whether Federer will be able to rise to the top after his injuries return to the top, overtaking Nadal and Djokovic to become the men’s singles winner of the major tournament.
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