Federer: “The perfect retirement would have been after winning Rafa Nadal in Australia in 2017”

Meet on August 8, 39, be immersed in a process of recovery from a knee operation, the echoes of the pandemic that have altered the tennis calendar, more than 23 years traveling around the world … Nothing seems to be an obstacle for Roger Federer who has just assured that his retirement is still far away and that his intention is to play throughout 2021. Everything, despite the fact that his recovery will keep him off the slopes for the rest of 2020. Thus, his retirement will occur when the tennis player is at least 40 years old.

When asked if he dreams of a glorious farewell, winning one of his great rivals, Roger denied that he was looking for this and assured that the perfect farewell would have been after winning Rafa Nadal in five sets the final of the 2017 Australian Open: “If I had wanted such an ending, I would have retired after beating Rafael Nadal in five sets in Australia in 2017. Even if I had defeated Djokovic last year in the Wimbledon final, I would not have retired either. “

Federer seems to have no limits. At the moment, He is the active tennis player with the highest number of Grand Slam in his record, a total of 20, compared to 19 by Rafa Nadal and 17 by Djokovic. The Swiss tennis player assured that he still has “things to do” in tennis. He assured it in statements to the podcast of The Business of Fashion.

“I think I still have things to do. I am grateful to continue having the passion to continue playing. My physical trainer programmed me a training block for 20 weeks and asked me if I wanted to do it and I said yes of course“revealed the current number 4 of the ATP ranking.