It has now been around a year since the last official game by Swiss champions Roger Federer. He has not played since the Australian Open last year when he reached the semi-finals and was clearly eliminated by world number 1 Novak Djokovic in a match that also depended on his injuries.
Roger’s return to the field was stopped on the one hand by the pandemic and, on the other hand, in particular by a double operation that the Swiss tennis player performed on his knee first in February and then in May.
Everyone was hoping to see Roger Federer on the field at the 2021 Australian Open, but despite the tournament being postponed to early February (due to quarantine for tennis players), Roger Federer announced through his agent Tony Godsick a few weeks ago that he would not be participating in the tournament becomes.
The latest rumors speak of Federer’s return to the field in March, likely at the ATP tournament in Dubai.
Roger Federer and his record
Even without playing, Roger Federer continues to set record after record.
The Swiss tennis player took advantage of the frozen ranking and stayed in the top 5 throughout 2020.In addition, thanks to this opportunity, Roger Federer was the first tennis player in history to finish the season for the 19th
Started in the top 10 times in a row. So he overtook André Agassi, who instead stayed at 18 and had held this special record for some time. The American tennis player started this record in 1988 when he was included in the top 10 and only came in 2006 shortly before he turned 36.
Birthday and almost 18 years after his first participation out of the top 10. Instead, Roger Federer was in the top 15 for the first time after Roland Garros’ quarter-finals in 2001 and even waited another year for the top ten thanks to the Masters 1000 victory in Hamburg against Marat Safin in the final.
The young Swiss then left the top 10, but returned in October and remained in the top 10. Roger Federer’s numbers are immense and the Swiss tennis player, along with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, is one of the best tennis players in history.
Together with the Spaniard Nadal, he is the tennis player with the most Grand Slams in history (20) and leads the ranking ahead of Novak Djokovic, who currently has 17 titles.
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