The Swiss gave an interview where he talked about his feelings after going a year without playing professionally, making it clear he’s not afraid to end his career.
Roger Federer’s life has changed a lot over the past year. In those 12 months, the Swiss went from quarter-finals at Wimbledon to being without ATP points. All this because of a rebellious knee injury which did not allow him to recover to play professionally again. It was in this scenario that the Swiss gave an interview where he talked about his present and his feelings about a possible retirement.
“Tennis is part of my life, but not my whole identity. I want to succeed and stay, put all my energy into business, even if sometimes I give a lot more than I should, but that can also be done outside of sport. I know a professional career can’t last forever and that’s okay, I accept that Rog confessed to Dutch media Algemeen Dagblad.
In this sense, he explained that what will define his retirement will be his ability to be competitive once back on the circuit. “I like to win but if you are not competitive anymore then it is better to stop. I don’t think I need tennis, I’m happy with the little things, like when my son does something well or when my daughter gets good grades in school. “, he added.
But one of the things that stands out the most from the report released this morning is the honesty with which he spoke about the circuit’s one-year hiatus. Far from lamenting, Federer was grateful for the time he had to live beyond the ATP calendar. “It gave me the opportunity to order my trips selectively and give something back to people. Many friends have always come to see me, now it is I who have been able to visit them. Tennis outings are sometimes excessive, especially if you have to organize them with children. It’s good to rest now from all this, also for them, even if they miss traveling “, he launched.
He was finally consulted on his absence from the British Grand Slam (which Djokovic won) and the Swiss couldn’t help but confess that it was something special not to be at the All Englad Club for the first time since his debut on English grass. “It was a very strange feeling not to play Wimbledon this year, to see it on TV. In the end, I am a person who has been here since 1998 “, he clarified.
For now, the winner of 20 majors intends to reappear for the Laver Cup, a tournament that pits the best players in Europe against a team from the Rest of the World and where he will be a teammate of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. After this event (which does not earn points for the classification), he hopes to be able to compete in the ATP 500 in Basel, a competition he has won 10 times and which takes place in his hometown.
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