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Former world number one Roger Federer is currently recovering from a knee injury. Recently he stunned fans after announcing he could not compete in the 2022 Australian Open.
Notably, the Swiss maestro has not played a professional tennis match since the Wimbledon championships in 2021. Moreover, he has not won a title for more than two years now.
Roger Federer makes revealing comment
In a recent interview with Sky Sports Italy, King Federer mentioned that winning Grand Slam tournaments, especially at a time when Novak Djokovic is in his prime and Rafael Nadal continues to dominate on clay, is a very difficult task. .
“As long as Novak has been there and Rafa on clay, winning Slams has not been easy, but once we are gone there will be room for a lot of players,” he added. noted Federer in the interview.
JesusFed also pointed out that until and unless the ‘Big Three’ say goodbye to the sport, it will be a huge job for new generation players to win a Grand Slam title. Interestingly, the three have won a total of 60 Grand Slam tournaments in the past 18 years.
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Federer in the 2021 tennis season
The 40-year-old have only competed in five tournaments during the 2021 tennis season. Even though he failed to win a title, the all-time favorite has fared rather well after making a return to the field after more than a year.
Obviously, Federer returned to the pitch at the 2021 Qatar Open. Despite playing well, the 20x Grand Slam champion couldn’t get past the pre-quarters. He then arrived in Geneva, where fans had high expectations of him. However, he left no trace and tasted a loss to Pablo Andujar in the very first round.
Later, after winning three matches at Roland Garros 2021, Federer decided to withdraw from the tournament as he wanted to stay in shape for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. The King then arrived in London where he played brilliantly and reached the quarterbacks, but surprisingly lost to Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets there.
Now fans expect Roger Federer to defend himself and make a spectacular comeback on the pitch. Will he be able to win a Grand Slam title before saying goodbye to the sport?
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