Everyone was hoping to see Roger Federer on the pitch at the Australian Open in 2021, but despite the tournament being postponed in early February (due to tennis players being quarantined) Roger Federer communicated a few weeks ago through his agent Tony Godsick that he could not participate in the tournament.
The latest rumors speak of Federer’s return to the pitch in March, possibly at the Atp tournament in Dubai. In a recent podcast, Federer spoke about the culture of tennis today.
The challenge was that he had to describe it in three words in total, which he did beautifully.
What Roger Federer thinks about tennis:
Federer believes that competitiveness makes tennis a special sport.
Roger Federer pointed out that tennis is one of the most global sports. He cited his reasons for the same and said tennis players travel even more than musicians.
It is perhaps one of the most global sports. We go on a world tour from January to November. So I always compare it to a musician going on a world tour.
Musicians don’t do it every year, but we have to do it, and we do it every year, so I think it’s really global, ” Federer added. Federer also mentioned the competitive angle of the sport.
He explained why it was difficult to be at the top of this game and what makes it one of the most difficult sports. “I just think it’s competitive. It’s super competitive, there are a lot of tennis players there.
With this ranking system that you have to defend, which you did the previous year… it makes it really hard you know in some ways to be at the top and I think the competition is huge.
So I would say it’s elegant, global and competitive, ” concluded the 20-time Grand Slam winner. The six-time champion has made the main draw at the Australian Open every year since his debut in 2000.
Tournament director Craig Tiley wished Roger Federer good luck. “In the end, Roger ran out of time to prepare for the rigors of a Grand Slam and he is very disappointed not to come to Melbourne in 2021,” Tiley said in a press release.
The Australian Open has always held a special place in his heart – remember it was Roger Federer who named the first Australian Open the ‘Happy Slam’.
We wish him well as he prepares for his return later in the year and we look forward to seeing him in Melbourne in 2022. ”
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