Roger Federer He recently confessed that during the hard months of confinement he came to appreciate the possibility of retiring. A thought that was motivated by the double knee operation that he underwent and that left him in the dry dock for the rest of the season. Also, his great goals, Wimbledon and the Olympics, had gone into limbo formerly because of the pandemic. A most gray 2020 for Basel.
However, his closest environment does not consider that Roger will end his career at the end of 2021 as has been speculated in recent weeks. “My feeling is that it will not be like that at all. He still loves life on the circuit, I've never heard him say he needs to quit because you want to change your life or you are tired of traveling. Nothing can be ruled out 100%, but seeing how he continues enjoying tennis and spending time with friends he has everywhere, I don't think he will retire in the final stretch of 2021, “confessed Severin Luthi, coach of the Swiss, in the magazine Smash Magazine.
Furthermore, Luthi explained that the Swiss Express He finds himself with renewed energy and that his motivation remains intact thanks, in part, to the decision made by the ATP regarding the ranking, so he will not lose points this year despite his absence whatever happens. “The injury has come at the best possible time, and more seeing what has been raised with the ranking, although that does not really affect him emotionally. He is not a person who feels frustrated. The day after the operation he was excited with a new stage in which he would spend time with his family. He has a unique ability to be very ambitious without being obsessed or frustrated when there are unforeseen events “, Roger's technician analyzed. If you already returned to the tennis throne after having surgery in 2016, you could do it again in 2021 …