Roger Federer: 'Prize money is a good incentive to keep playing tennis now'
Roger Federer commented on the 41-year-old Bob Bryan's comeback to tennis. The American came back from hip surgery and he won the Miami Open with his twin brother Mike.
"Definitely nowadays, with all the stretching and, I don't know, silly elastic bands and stuff we do, maybe we can extend our playing days", said Federer after his win over John Isner. "Then you add diet to it and maybe more sleep and maybe not such a rock 'n roll lifestyle that maybe guys were doing back in the '70s and '80s, all that stuff maybe takes away years of your life on tour. And also, prize money increase has helped maybe to keep some guys on tour, let's be quite honest. Because if you know you can make as much money not travelling, at one point you're like, I'm happy to stay home, and tennis was fun. But nowadays if you can stay on the tour and you can make a nice living, and actually travelling is easier now than ever before with the airlines we have and avoiding transits more and more, I think it's much easier. I think all of those little things help. And then guys start doing ice baths and I don't know what. I think all these things matter. What Bob is doing is definitely I think inspiring for a lot of the players, you know, even if it's just doubles in the sense that it's not as physical as the singles, as we know. But nevertheless, he's not just playing a little bit; he's winning. And that is just beautiful to watch. I'm really happy for him. I played him back in Marseilles I think back in 2000, don't quote me, but we go way back with Bob, as well. I remember seeing them play the Sunshine Cup here I think near Delray or West Palm Beach somewhere. It's great when they come back. I'm sure also Bob is a big inspiration for Murray to come back. I hope that's going to help Andy maybe finding a way back."
from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2VoSqAv
No comments