The semi-final three-set loss to Novak Djokovic at the 2020 Australian Open remains the last official play through Roger Federer, the Swiss champion who was forced to miss the rest of last season due to a serious injury in the right knee.
An injury that required the assistance of an operation, performed in June, which nevertheless gave a positive result. Federer’s return was scheduled for early 2021, especially the Swiss have played in the ATP Cup alongside Stan Wawrinka and the Australian Open, but for various reasons. led him to make another decision.
The 20-time Grand Slam winner decided not to travel to Australia to fully recover physically and not spend too much time away from his family. In fact, all tennis players interested in the start of the season had to accept two weeks before the start of the season. expected date to comply with the mandatory 14-day quarantine imposed through local authorities.
The new updates on Federer came from the young Dominic Stephan Stricker, who won the Junior Roland Garros singles and doubles losing just one set in either category.
Stricker posted some photos on Instagram with his idol and wrote: “Three glorious weeks. I enjoyed every minute in Dubai. What a wonderful start to the season. Now I can’t wait to play tournaments ”.
Thanks to Roger Federer and his team for those educational sessions. “As a result, Federer is educating in Dubai awaiting his return to the circuit. Meanwhile, Ivan Ljubicic, one of his coaches, was looking to congratulate him on everything he has done. “Made for tennis.
“When Pete Sampras won his fourteenth Grand Slam, other people were saying,” No one will come close to that number. ” Then came Roger Federer, who was the first to break his record.
He took tennis into unknown territory. The same happens in football with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who score a series of goals that nobody imagined. I really appreciate those athletes because they have been to do things that have never been done before. “
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