'Roger Federer's situation is similar to Murray's', says former British No.1

To the sound of records and great victories, Roger Federer has made millions of fans all over the world fall in love with him and has conquered as many as 20 Grand Slam titles by raising all four of the most important tournaments on the tennis circuit. At the age of 40 Roger has been struggling for almost two years with various physical problems that have led to him having to undergo two operations and in these days the umpteenth 'cold shower' has arrived for the tennis player and his fans who wanted instead see him soon on the pitch. Through a short video posted on his social media accounts, the tennis player announced that he will soon have to undergo a third knee surgery and that although he has hopes, there is a lot of uncertainty about the future. During the video Federer explained that he made this decision mainly to preserve his physical condition after the retirement and avoid unpleasant inconveniences. Despite his age and a fairly precarious physical condition, Federer achieved decent results such as the Round of 16 at Roland Garros (he retired before the match against our Berrettini) and the Quarter-finals at Wimbledon where he surrendered to the Polish Hubert Hurkacz.

Rusedski on Roger Federer

Former British No 1 Greg Rusedski believes Andy Murray will answer all the questions over his future in the sport by the end of 2021, as he insists it is “unrealistic” to expect the Scot to challenge for major titles after so many years of injury problems. "Roger Federer has said in public many times that if he feels he can’t win the majors anymore, he doesn’t want to play. I worry about Andy’s health. I had injuries in my career and it is tough to keep coming back. He has four kids, a beautiful wife, a great life out there for him and he has nothing more to prove in our sport. My hope is that his body is fine after he concludes this adventure and if it is, then we can all look back at his amazing career and appreciate Andy for what he brought to our sport. Andy will get the answer he wants by the end of this year. If he can have a good run of being healthy from now to the Paris Masters, he will have his question answered. He’s not had a chance to play consistently over the last four years because the injuries have affected him and it must be mentally brutal trying to come back over and over again.”

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