Nadal on Federer's return: “It's good that he's back competitive”

Tennis fans are already looking forward to the start of the 2021 season to see again the duels between the great rackets of the circuit after a 2020 marked by the coronavirus pandemic and Roger Federer's knee operations, which have prevented him from competing to the Swiss at the return of the season.

In an interview with Santander Private Banking, Rafa Nadal spoke about how he expects Roger Federer to return after his injury. “I think that if he recovers well and if he is able to prepare well because the injury is healed, I think he will come back well.

The Balearic tennis player believes that Federer still has the conditions to continue playing at a high level. “Federer is a player who no longer has anything to prove and it is more than proven that when he is healthy and well he has the ability to play at the highest level. I think he physically maintains himself well and if he is with the ability to play without pain I think it will come back competitive. How far? Time will tell. “

Nadal also appreciated Federer's return to competition and the good news this means for the tennis world. “If you ask me if I'd rather be the one who wants to come back winning a Grand Slam, of course (laughs). But I think it's good for tennis that Federer returns competitive. That there is that rivalry I think makes our sport bigger. In a global way and not selfishly, I think it is something positive for our sport. “