After the long break and the operation on his right knee, Roger Federer played two tournaments in 2021 and next week will take part in the Roland Garros 2021, the second Grand Slam of the year. The Swiss champion took to the field in Doha and Geneva.
At the event in Qatar, he reached the quarter-finals and lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili, the eventual winner of the tournament. In the home tournament he gave in three sets against the Spaniard Pablo Andujar. In an interview with GQ, Federer spoke about his future and his ambitions.
Retirement? I don’t know, I am very calm about my career and my life. And I know that this moment is one last great chance to do something extraordinary. It is always like this when you have achieved all that I have achieved.
I don’t want to be misunderstood: I want to win even more. Otherwise I would not have operated all year round, would have walked with crutches and would have respected a long rehabilitation.
Roger Federer: “Retired? No, I want to win again”
I really believe I can win again, but first I have to prove to myself that the body can support me; The mind is ready.
I can’t believe I’m 39 to be honest. I’m turning 40. It’s like I’ve spent my life traveling through the tour. I had a lot of fun even though I had some difficult times. I’ve played around with all sorts of problems.
I look like an 80 year old person who considers childhood his favorite part of him (he laughs, ed). You have to find a way to be happy on the tour because there are many things at stake: the points, the money, the fame, the wins, the media.
Fortunately, even with social networks, I didn’t have to deal with all of these things. I’m glad that my training on the tour was somehow a bit more normal. In general, it is important to have a mental balance.
In the world of sports, it happens a lot: you make your dream come true and then wonder if you can push yourself further. You will be number five in the world but you want to be number one. It is not easy to manage all of this. it’s very, very difficult. ”
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