Simona Halep is also aware. The Romanian, world No. 2 and winner of two Grand Slam titles, filled Roger Federer with praise.
“When Roger Federer retires, it will be a tragedy for all of us. What he has accomplished is enormous and will remain an idol for a whole generation. His decision will have to be respected because life means something more than tennis, “he told the Romanian media. www.digisport.ro.
It was at Wimbledon 2007 when, even as a junior, the Romanian met the Swiss and does not forget him. “I went to the training courts, I had the junior credential and I went to drop off a racket, I saw it there, I froze. I didn’t know how to react and asked if he could give me an autograph. He asked me what I was doing there, how I was doing. It was very warm and gave me a very pleasant feeling. Although he was very famous and very good at our sport, he spoke to me and wished me well. “
“I like Federer more for the beauty of his game, for the way he plays this sport. You have the feeling that it does not perspire, that the shirt is still ironed after finishing the game “, assumed the champion of Roland Garros 2018 and Wimbledon 2019.
At 39 years old and after two knee operations, Federer was expected to return for the start of the 2021 season, although Tony Godsick (the Swiss representative) already said that the return would take place after the Australian Open. A few days ago Federer himself had said that the big goal was in the summer of the Northern Hemisphere: the Olympics, US Open, Wimbledon and perhaps Roland Garros.
Federer wears two records that could be broken in the coming months: the one with the greatest number of Grand Slam, shared with Nadal, and the one in weeks as No. 1, which Djokovic would surpass in March.
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