Italian tennis star Marco Cecchinato is a big fan of Roger Federer as he hopes the 20-time Grand Slam record champion can play until he is 50. The 39-year-old Federer had two knee operations last year and returned to the tennis court in March after not being there for 14 months.
The Swiss ousted Briton Daniel Evans on his Doha debut before losing to eventual champions Nikoloz Basilashvili in his next game. “First of all, I hope Roger can play until he’s 50!
On the tour he is an extraordinary and stimulating presence, an athlete who is pleasant to find in the courts, in the locker rooms and in the players’ lounge. Federer is one of us even though he’s tennis.
Obviously, it will not be easy for him to get back to his best level after a long absence, especially on sand. This will also be the case to a lesser extent for Djokovic and Nadal, who play little during this period.
But considering that these are the champions who made modern tennis legendary, I wouldn’t be surprised if their dominance continues for a long time. ”
Federer has not played on clay since 2019
After missing the entire sand season in 2017 and 2018, Federer returned to the slowest tennis court in 2019.
It was then that Federer reached the quarter-finals in Rome and Madrid before reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open. As Cecchinato noted, it will not be easy for Federer to return to the clay courts after such a long time.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal remains the top favorite to win the 14th French Open record title. “Frankly, Rafa will win one more, maybe two, French Open,” Novak Djokovic coach Goran Ivanisevic said in February. “(So) you have to keep winning. Novak is favorite in Wimbledon and US Open. ”
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