The Swiss absent from the circuit for the reason that Australian Open 2020 has indicated that he’ll return to competitors in March, in Doha. The tennis world is in turmoil.
The world of tennis is within the beginning blocks in Melbourne for the Australian Open (February 8-21), Roger Federer is rising from the shadows. The Swiss magician introduced on Swiss tv SRF that he’ll make his return to competitors in Doha (March 8-13). “For the first time, I have the feeling that my knee is ready to play tournaments again. You have to be mentally and physically ready to play 5 matches in 5 days, for example. For this reason, I return to the Qatar tournament in Doha. ” Doha, a match he has performed seven occasions (three titles in 2005, 2006, 2011) on which he had not ventured since 2012.
Back to the long run. Roger Federer’s final match dates again to the semi-closing misplaced on the 2020 Australian Open. Decreased, the Swiss misplaced in 3 units towards Novak Djokovic. He had scored the match by miraculously saving 7 match factors towards the American Tennys Sandgren within the quarter-finals. The artwork of all the time leaving a mark …
The Swiss, after an exhibition in Cape Town (in entrance of 51,000 spectators) with Rafael Nadal then disappeared to bear two operations on his proper knee. His return, his program, his ambition have been then written in suspension factors. His followers clinging to all of the indicators that might herald the hope of a return or quite the opposite the dreaded risk of the tip credit. As when in December, throughout the award ceremony for “greatest Swiss sportsman of the last 70 years”, the person with twenty Grand Slam crowns had launched: “I hope that I can come back to the court. next year. We’ll see. But if my career had to end there, it would be incredible to end with such a distinction. ”
At 39, Roger Federer, who still appears at 5e world rank will once again be an attraction this season. A few weeks ago, Guy Forget, director of the Roland-Garros tournament, confided to us in the face of the question mark that represented the future of the famous Swiss: “He underwent two knee operations in 2020. When we are approaching forty, it must be more difficult to recover. Is he able to train four hours a day to win? I do not know. What is certain is that 7, 8 years ago already, we said Roger he is 32 years old, we are starting to see the end of his career and he has won an incredible number of tournaments, in particular Grand Slams. . If there is one guy who can surprise us, bluff us, it’s Roger Federer. It should not be buried … “
In 2017, after six months away from the circuit, Roger Federer dazzled the sports activities world by successful the Australian Open by dominating within the closing in 5 units his nice rival, Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer won’t be in Melbourne this time, however the appointment is made. In March, in Doha. In the meantime, he will likely be current on the coronary heart of the discussions throughout the first main match of the season. His type, his program, his hopes (he who desires of a gold medal on the Tokyo Olympics, can sort out Jimmy Connors’ report of 109 titles …) will as soon as once more be on the coronary heart of the information. . Roger Federer is properly and really again. Ready to defy time …