Roger Federer: 'I hope to stay in course for Grand Slam titles in 2020'
Roger Federer spoke about the race involving him, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal to hold most Grand Slam titles. The Swiss holds the record but both Rafael Nadal, who won 19, and Novak Djokovic, who won 16, could threaten him. "Obviously I would like to keep all my records but it's not realistic", admitted Federer. "The world of tennis and media asks me about it more and more. There is always a record to beat and to go through. I hope to stay in course for Grand Slams in 2020. But being able to play at this level at my age is so nice. And I would like to look at this era like three players who played in amazing way during the same time."
Asked how today's players would have performed with wooden rackets against the champions of the past, Federer replied: "For me the greatest champions would have been able to fit to any era. Take Rafa, many people think that he would struggle with wooden rackets. I do not agree. Without any doubt he would have hit more flat. It's the same thing for Rod Laver who hit flat because it was the gamestyle of his time. With our rackets, 'Rocket' would have been doing well. The best hands and eyes fit to everything, they learn, evolve and find way to use their talent. We already spoke about it with Borg and McEnroe who experienced the transiction to professionalism. It's very interesting. They tell so many unbelievable things. Tennis evolved a lot. When you look at Nadal, Thiem or Tsitsipas in training, they all hit balls with a crazy intensity and they go down by one or two levels in a match. But in the past it was the contrary: we used to train harder in matches. It's nice to speak about those developments between us."
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