Posted on December 14, 2020 at 9:20 a.m. – updated on December 14, 2020 at 9:47 a.m.
Marie Mahé
During the Swiss Awards ceremony, Roger Federer said he might not be ready in time to make his comeback to the Australian Open. In addition, the Swiss also spoke of his retirement.
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Will we see Roger Federer walking on a tennis court again? Nothing is less sure. During the Swiss Awards ceremony, on the SRF channel, the tennis legend was named the greatest Swiss sportsman since 1950. On this occasion, the Bâlois took the opportunity to say a little more about his return to the tournament. And while the latter was scheduled for the 2021 Australian Open, on the Melbourne side, scheduled between January 18 and 31, finally, it may not take place at that time. Indeed, the Swiss admitted that he might not be ready on time, even saying he was “fair” and therefore perhaps forced to ignore it.
“The Australian Open? It will be fair ”
On this subject, the current 5th player in the world has thus confided: “It will be fair. I had hoped to be at 100% of my possibilities in October already. Unfortunately, this was not the case and still is not the case today. I would have liked, it’s true, to be more ahead of my schedule but I’m still satisfied to be where I am today. However, since his double knee surgery, the Balois admitted to having made progress, although he is therefore still not 100%, at present: “The operation in June was a real halt. But since this intervention, I have the feeling that I have advanced a lot. “ At the same time, Federer admitted that a possible postponement of the first Grand Slam of the year would therefore not displease him: “I’m curious to see if it will start on February 8. Of course, it would help if I had a little more time. So let’s see how the next two bets will unfold. I’ve been doing a lot of physio and physical work lately, now let’s see how tennis is doing. “
“If my career had to end there …”
In the meantime, his reflection is therefore still ongoing and the Swiss still does not lack ambition: “The summer, Wimbledon, the Olympics and the US Open are my priorities. “After this possible setback, Roger Federer, who has won six Australian Open in his immense career, did not hesitate to talk about retirement:” I hope that in 2021, I will find the courts again. We’ll see… But if my career had to end there, well it would be incredible to end it with this award (Editor’s note: the award for the greatest Swiss sportsman of the past 70 years). “
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