Federer on long break from tennis: “I hope I can still do it”

His coach Severin Lüthi said this Day indicator (Saturday edition), Federer has resumed physical training after his second knee operation. Tennis training is also planned from mid-August. Once on the tennis court since February According to his own words, Federer has only been on the tennis court once since his last match at the beginning of February. The 38-year-old explained this in an interview with SRF . Almost six months ago, Federer played a charity match in South Africa against his long-time rival Rafael Nadal. He then had two knee operations and ended the 2020 tennis season, which had been interrupted since March due to the corona pandemic, early because of the procedures. “I hope I can still do it when I come back,” said Federer in the interview, which was recorded on July 6th and published on Saturday. “Well, I played against the wall a few times, but I was only on the pitch once.” He’s not particularly worried about that. “Sure, it’s extreme. I could play standing up, but I still have so much time.” “I love playing tennis for life” Roger Federer The most successful player in the four Grand Slam tournaments with 20 titles wants to return next January and not give up tennis even after his career is over. “When I'm old, I'll definitely continue to play as long as my body allows it - just for fun. I enjoy playing tennis for life,” said the fourth in the world rankings, who will turn 39 in two weeks.

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Federer on long break from tennis: “I hope I can still do it”

Long-time world number one Roger Federer wants to start tennis training again soon.

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