Roger Federer will return to competition in the Qatari tournament (March 8-13) after more than a year without playing. The Swiss, reassured about the condition of his right knee, announced it on Swiss television in an interview yesterday. He also revealed that he wanted to play another hard tournament before starting his preparation on clay. This was the trend of the latest rumors, it was confirmed by the main interested party. In an interview with Swiss TV SRF Sport, Roger Federer revealed that he would return to the circuit in a month for the ATP 250 tournament in Doha, Qatar (March 8-13) after more than a year without playing because of two successive operations on the right knee (arthroscopies). The Swiss said he was reassured about his physical condition and even revealed more about his program: seeing him at Roland Garros in the spring is not excluded.
Asked about the possible participation of the Maestro in his Rotterdam tournament (March 1-7), Richard Krajicek had already partly sold the wick a few days ago. The former Dutch champion had thus indicated that he thought that Federer would resume in Doha, a tournament closer to Dubai where the Balois is currently preparing. The latter, who has not played any official match since his semi-final of the Australian Open lost to Novak Djokovic at the end of January 2020, revealed another reason for this decision to SRF Sport. “I wanted to return to a smaller tournament where the stress would be less,” he said.
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It is recent weeks, the current world number 5 reassured in training. “I’m not 100% but not far, that’s why I’m confident in the idea of returning to competition. I am able to sprint, I play training sets and I have not had any setbacks during the last six months (in the re-athleticization process, editor’s note), so it’s very positive, ”he said. added.
This great return to the circuit in Doha will, of course, have the value of a full-scale physical test. Competition is a lot more stressful than training sessions and Federer doesn’t know how his body will react. But if all goes well, he has a pretty clear idea of his schedule for the next few months. “After Doha, I would like to play another hard tournament. If that’s not possible, I’ll go back to training to do a good preparation block. I plan to play on clay, before focusing on the Halle-Wimbledon-Olympic Games sequence, ”he added.
Two years after creating the event at Roland Garros (he had not played there for 4 years), Federer could therefore once again set foot on Parisian clay. Unless he prefers to play one or two Masters 1000 in order to spare his mount and then move onto grass. One thing is certain, the flame still burns in him. “I would like to celebrate big wins again, that’s why I did all this work.” Let it be said, at 39 years old, the old lion still has childhood dreams in his head. not
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