Roger Federer turns 40 in August and is in a race against time to win one last major title before hanging up his racquet. The Swiss phenomenon is aiming for Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo, with the possibility of winning that gold in singles which has always eluded him to this day.
To reach a condition of 100%, the former world number 1 will participate in two clay-court tournaments, namely the Geneva Open and Roland Garros. The last participation of the 39-year-old Bâlois in the Parisian Grand Slam dates back to 2019, when he pushed himself to the semi-final by yielding in three sets to his eternal rival Rafael Nadal.
The twenty-time Grand Slam champion had taken his revenge a few weeks later at Wimbledon, but in the final, he had taken one of the most heinous insults of his career. Two wasted match points had indeed deprived him of any chance of winning his ninth title in the Championships.
In a conversation on the Tennis Channel, former American tennis star Andy Roddick expressed his opinion on Roger’s fate.
Roddick talks about Roger Federer
“Roger Federer, throughout his career, didn’t play the events he wasn’t ready to play,” said Andy Roddick.
“He had no problem staying on the floor for weeks, months, and especially at the end of his career, he was very pragmatic in his choices. At this stage of his career, he wants to play in front. his audience, he wants to play at Roland Garros, “added Roddick.
“Maybe he doesn’t know what next year has in store for him, but for me it’s about being in great shape. That means he wants to have a chance to say goodbye to Roland. Garros if next year doesn’t come. “
Jim Courier then reaffirmed that Roger Federer’s main goal for the year would be to have a good grass season. “All that clay is just a preamble to the main course, which is the grass season,” Courier said.
“This is what he’s trying to set up for Andy, I don’t know if he’s so concerned with the results as with how his body reacts when it comes out of the dirt and into the turf.”
Roger Federer, twenty-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, is preparing to make a much-anticipated return to clay this year, having chosen to participate in his national tournament in Geneva, which begins on May 16.
After the announcement of the postponement of one week of Roland Garros, the Swiss maestro chose to ignore other events and play the tournament in his country as part of his preparation for Roland-Garros 2021.
While Federer’s initial return to the Qatar Open was mixed, the Swiss star remains optimistic about his chances of playing at the top level again. He believes his run on the ATP Tour this year will start in earnest at Wimbledon.
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