After more than a year of hiatus, Roger Federer could return to the field in Doha from March 8 to 13 for the ATP 250 in Qatar. To support it, knowingly but without officiality, it is Richard Krajicek, former Wimbledon champion now director of the Rotterdam tournament, a traditional indoor event that will take place this year the week before that of Qatar.
“I think Roger will play in Doha the week after Rotterdam,” Krajicek said. “But if he’s really fit and ready to play, he’ll have to tell us.”
Rafa Nadal meanwhile confirmed his presence in Rotterdam, back in Holland after 12 years of absence: If Federer decided to anticipate his debut, it would be a big party at the Abn-Amro Arena.
Federer has won three victories in Doha: in 2005 against his current coach Ivan Ljubicic, in 2006 against Gael Monfils and in 2011 against Nikolay Davydenko.
Roger Federer has withdrawn from the 2021 Australian Open
Recently, the 20-time Grand Slam champion had a conversation with representatives of Moet & Chandon, one of the many brands he supports.
Moet & Chandon is one of the largest champagne producers in the world and a leading champagne house. During the conversation, Roger was talking about an interesting statistic regarding having achieved 2 million services in his life so far, and he revealed an interesting point.
Roger Federer explained: “I certainly haven’t hit 2 million serves in my life. I don’t think my shoulder would survive that. I feel though that I may have hit 2 million hits in my life. .
With all this training since I was in Junior. Maybe I hit 2 million times. But I wonder who is the person who is counting all the bubbles in the glass. You take a slow motion video and for how long and how difficult it must be.
I do not even know. “With 10 months spent with the coronavirus around the world, we still haven’t gotten out of it. So the biggest sporting event of the year, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, could be canceled.
For Swiss Maestro Roger Federer, this could be the end of his quest for Olympic gold. Currently, Japan is in a state of emergency because the pandemic hit it recently.
If the situation improves, the event could start as planned on July 23. However, that seems unlikely from all angles. A report even suggested that the Japanese government canceled the event privately and is looking to reserve a seat in 2032.
Therefore, the dream of Roger Federer, 39, over 20 years of winning an Olympic gold medal may remain unfulfilled.
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