“It's difficult. It used to be different,” says the Swiss, who had to “let everything sink in” after Wimbledon ended.
Long-time world number one Roger Federer has left the time for his return to the tennis tour open. “. I have made longer anything for the knee I had to Wimbledon once everything can sag,” the since Sunday 40 year old Swiss said in a published Friday interview the views and added: “At the moment everything is still a little uncertain . “
This week he will meet his doctors, then a plan will be drawn up on how to proceed. Federer had renounced the Olympic Games after his quarter-final at Wimbledon. Out of consideration for his right knee, which was operated twice, he will not start at the current Masters Series tournament in Toronto.
13 games since the comeback
The winner of 20 Grand Slam titles is on the entry list for the US Open. The last of the four Grand Slam tournaments this year starts on August 30th in New York, the defending champion is Dominic Thiem from Lower Austria. Since his comeback in Doha at the beginning of March after the knee operation, Federer has only played 13 games.
When asked how he dealt with the uncertainty, the father of four replied: “It's difficult. It used to be different. The questions were simple: What is my ranking? What is my next tournament?” It is now “trickier”, he asks himself questions like “How do I feel if I start training again? What can I achieve? What are my goals? How do I get everything under one roof with the family?” He compares the situation to that of a boxer: “You have a lot less fights. The focus on a single game is therefore much greater.”
