Federer: “I have the desire to compete from a young player”

Roger Federer, winner of 20 Grand Slam tournaments, he declared, in an interview with Uniqlo, a Japanese sports brand that has sponsored him since 2018, that has the desire of a young player to return to compete.

The Swiss tennis player declared that “2021 is going to be an exciting year because normality is getting closer and closer, although it is being very hard because of the virus.” Federer, what had to have surgery twice on his right knee in 2020, He noted that he is “very happy” because his joint feels “much better”, although “the recovery was very slow.”

The Swiss tennis player was very excited and eager to play tennis again: “I really can't wait any longer to play games”, He said. “I am a more balanced player. Over time I have been able to adjust the details in my playing style, my footwork and the technology of my rackets that make me able to play better now than when I was 20 years old,” he added , regarding his evolution as a tennis player. Federer, who did not reveal exactly when he will return to the slopes, he was very excited and with “the desire and the mentality to return to compete as a young player”.