Federer continues to work on his comeback – Stauffer: “He doesn’t want to resign like that”
Roger Federer plans to return to the tennis court in summer 2022. What’s behind this? Federer biographer René Stauffer explains why the maestro absolutely wants to return to the court.
19.11.2021
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Roger Federer plans to return to the tennis court in summer 2022. What’s behind this? Federer biographer René Stauffer explains to blue Sport why the maestro absolutely wants to return to the court.
Even after his 40th birthday and several knee operations, Roger Federer is still not thinking about the end of his career. He recently announced that he would like to return to the tour in the second half of next year. The question arises, why does the 20-time Grand Slam winner still do that to himself?
“Of course he has the feeling that he’s not finished as a tennis player,” says his biographer René Stauffer in an interview with blue Sport. «He wants to get well again. For his private life and his children. He wants to play football, ski and of course play tennis. “
Federer has two bad years behind him with his injuries, but he also knows that he can still keep up with the world’s best if he is fit, said Stauffer. “He just loves the sport so much that he actually can’t let go.”
Federer wants tennis to have a future
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Recently René Stauffer Written in the “Tagesanzeiger”that an injured or convalescent Roger Federer is much more valuable to his partners and the whole tennis scene than a resigned Federer. How was that meant exactly?
«He is a tennis lover and does everything to promote this sport. He knows that tennis has a harder time compared to other sports on television. But he wants the sport to have a future even after the era of the ‘Big 3’ (editor’s note: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic). And as long as he plays, he has active sponsorship deals that shouldn’t be neglected, ”explains the journalist. «Federer wants to serve his partners well. The major supplier deal with Uniqlo is certainly important. And his investment in the shoe manufacturer On. It’s a different dimension while he’s still playing. “
Still, one wonders whether Federer missed the best moment to retire. “There were sure to be moments when he could have resigned. For example this year after the 0: 6 in the third set of the Wimbledon quarter-finals against Hubert Hurkacz. But he doesn’t want to resign like that, »says Stauffer. Nevertheless, his departure does not have to follow an absolute climax. “He knows that he no longer has to prove anything to anyone, he now only plays for himself and his fans.”
And what does Stauffer trust the 103-time ATP title holder on his comeback? “It will certainly be very difficult to win another Grand Slam title. But when he is fully back and his knees carry him, he can certainly make it to a big semi-final again. And then anything can happen, ”says the tennis journalist. «He hasn’t lost his playfulness, his instincts and his winning mentality. Federer knows how to win big titles. “
Therefore, he can imagine that Federer can show big games again at big tournaments and really get people excited again with the bonus of the returned son. “That alone would justify the comeback for him.”
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