Roland Garros saw the return to a Grand Slam tournament of Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer, who was absent from the Australian Open in 2021 to play a good tournament in Paris. Federer has met three opponents of not exactly excellent level, especially on clay, such as Denis Istomin, Marin Cilic and the German Dominik Koepfer, but despite everything he has shown that he is in good physical condition and can play games at a great level despite himself almost forty years (his birthday is the 8th
August) im Grand Slam.
Wilander’s words about Federer
Well-known commentator and former tennis legend Mats Wilander spoke to Eurosport about Federer’s performance in Paris and was satisfied with the job.
Here are his words: “Roger has played very few games, I saw him very well, especially in the first round match and in the game against Marin Cilic. He needs his serve, maybe not so much for Paris, but he needs it at Wimbledon.
He’s still impressive when it comes to moving and shooting with the ball, but what I noticed most is that he played until midnight with no spectators in the stands and against a good opponent, even left-handed by the way, and he’s had enough done ..
well, trying not to give anything away. People see Federer, but they don’t understand that there’s still a big fire in him. “Wilander then discussed what Roger can do at Wimbledon and said,” People have to remember that there aren’t that many specialists on grass; 40 athletes could beat Federer on clay, but he’s different on grass and he’s still one of the best.
Retreat? I think he made a good decision, he had a chance against Berrettini, but I think he would have risked a sensational defeat against Djokovic and that would not have been a good sign given Wimbledon.
He didn’t come to Roland Garros with the idea of winning, but with the idea of playing different games and I think he achieved his goal. He didn’t play in Rome or Madrid, these games in Paris certainly did him good. “Photo credit: Christian Hartmann / REUTERS
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