“You see Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic train and …”,

A return to the tennis court awaited a year: In Doha the victory in 3 sets against Evans, then the exit from the tournament against Basilashvili after wasting a match point. It was not the results that interested Roger Federer, but the physical strength after such a long absence: a long and difficult return where the muscles almost need to be rebuilt.

Reason why the Swiss tennis player has decided to withdraw from the next ATP in Dubai in order to continue working and to get fit for the next dates of the season. It was Roger himself who announced it with a post on social media.

“The return to the ATP Tour was great. I enjoyed every minute in Doha – the 39-year-old wrote on Instagram. A big thank you to the best team, the most loyal in the world, that helped me get here.

I decided it would be better to get back to training so I retired from the Dubai tournament next week. “Recently, Diego Schwartzman, world number 9, unbelievably praised the Big 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) and declared that they will continue to learn after the experience they have gained over the years.

Schwartzman on the Big 3

“Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have a lot of things, but the most important thing is that they always want to get better,” Diego Schwartzman told ESPN. “(Also) today they continue to learn.

They see them train and make others better. ”Speaking of world number 2 Rafael Nadal, the Argentine claimed that watching him train can be scary and that he desires to be on one Tennis court getting better and better.

“You see him (Rafael Nadal) train and it scares you,” added the Argentine. “Because he hits the ball so hard, he bends your racket. He always wants to get better.” During a long interview with ESPN, Diego Schwartzman also praised 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.

The Argentine said you are “at the mercy” of the Swiss maestro while playing against him and also praised his charisma. “With Roger Federer you are at the mercy of whether he wins or loses the points.

He won’t let you do anything, “said the number 9 in the world.” He has charisma, class, education, goes everywhere and greets everyone. “Roger Federer lost a match after wasting match point 23 times in his career.

In terms of context, that’s more than the sum of Rafael Nadal (eight), Andy Murray (five) and Novak Djokovic (three). But there is one underlying fact about this statistic that needs to be mentioned as well.

In a 23-year career, Roger Federer has played 1,515 games – the second highest figure after Jimmy Connors’ record. The Swiss was a dominant force on the tour for most of the time, which means that a disproportionate number of his games would have played against the best of the game.

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