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Almost exactly one year ago, Roger Federer played his last match on the tennis tour. That was in the Australian Open semifinals against Novak Djokovic. Since then he has been calm about professional tennis. On the one hand due to the Corona-related season break, on the other hand because Federer had to undergo two knee operations. To date he has not participated in any ATP tournament.
The Croat doubts the comeback
The path back to the old force takes longer than originally planned. After his first knee operation, Roger Federer had to undergo surgery for the second time. Then the 39-year-old wanted to prepare for the Australian Open. However, this did not work out as expected, so Roger Federer decided not to compete in Melbourne in late December. It is not known when exactly he will return to the tennis stage, as well as his state at that time.
A Croatian tennis legend expressed doubts about another spectacular comeback like that of 2017, when Federer won the Australian Open after a six-month break. Nikola Pilic cannot imagine that Roger Federer can win another major tournament or two. Former Swiss tennis player Heinz Günthardt has a different opinion. He said on SRF: “As long as Roger believes he can win titles, he will want to continue.
Federer is still ambitious
Roger Federer is still working on his comeback. More recently, the 20 Grand Slam winner said he can fully train again, but strength and stamina are still not enough for a three-set or even five-set match. However, Roger Federer’s big goal will likely be the Summer Olympics. Although Federer won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with Stan Wawrinka in 2008, he had to be satisfied with the silver medal in singles in 2012. Thus, victory in the Olympic Games remains the last great title that Roger Federer does not yet have. .
In addition to the Tokyo Olympics, the Basel bidder is doing everything he can to make sure it is enough to take part in Wimbledon again. The traditional tournament in England, which Roger Federer has already won eight times, is one of his favorite tournaments.
The highs could fall
It is well known that the competition never sleeps. This is not the case with tennis either. With Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, King Roger has had great rivals for years. Exactly these could dispute some historical records this year. Spaniard Rafael Nadal won his 20th Grand Slam title in Paris in 2020, tying at the level of Roger Federer. With a victory at the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal would surpass Federer.
Novak Djokovic could soon surpass Roger Federer as well. That is if the Serbian remains number one for at least nine weeks. Because Djokovic has been in first place for a total of 302 weeks. Roger Federer holds the record for most weeks as world number one at 310 weeks. Now it is up to the Basel bidder to provide the answers.
