Returning to action for the second time in the past 15 months, Roger Federer decided to step onto the clay court this spring and compete in Geneva and Paris on his favorite grass court tour.
Seeking form ahead of Halle and Wimbledon, Federer failed to make a name for himself at the ATP 250 home event in Geneva, losing to Pablo Andujar 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after one hour and 51 minutes. Competing on clay for the first time since the 2019 Roland Garros loss to Rafael Nadal, Roger found his rhythm against the Spaniard in set number two, churning out strong serves and groundstrokes and delivering one good service turn after another to increase.
pressure on the other side. The Swiss sailed through his service games in set number two and took an early break that forced a decider. Pablo suffered a break at 1-1 in the final set, with Federer opening up a 4-2 lead.
Instead of closing the match, Federer began to add errors and suffered breaks in matches eight and ten to lose the advantage and push Andújar to the goal. Roger was disappointed after the match, understanding that it is part of the process and hoping for a better turnout at Roland Garros, Halle and Wimbledon.
“I think when you played so little, and you know what your level is, and I think you have seen it today, how can I think about winning the French Open? I am realistic and I know that I am not going to win the tournament in France.”
, and whoever thought that I would or could go to Paris is wrong. Of course, crazier things could have happened, but I’m not so sure that in the last 50 years at the French Open, someone just showed off at 40, was out for a year and a half and just won everything.
directly.”
Roger Federer is 39 years old, while Rafael Nadal will turn 35 this June. As such, it is clear that the Spaniard has more years of tennis left than Federer.
Alex Corretja is of the same opinion, saying in an interview on Tuesday that Roger Federer will be eager to sign at the top given his short time on tour. “I would be surprised if he (Roger Federer) played many more years,” Corretja said.
“I think Federer is preparing to say goodbye in a big way and getting ready to go back to competing with everything. It’s what you’re looking for” Alex Corretja also did his bit in the rise of the Next Gen in men’s tennis.
“For me, we are closer to the relief because those below have already seen that they can,” Corretja said. “Although Novak has won in Australia, they are beginning to realize that there are tournaments in which everything has been complicated and that before was very difficult”
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