Roger Federer: 'The last time I was badly injured was in Montreal 2017'
Roger Federer shared how the French Open evolved since the last time he was here in 2016 when he had a training session before withdrawing due to a back injury. "A lot of things have changed. This is the first time I think I'm in this room, for instance. Center court looks very different. There has been a lot of upgrades and investments made. So you can feel it, you know. It's definitely growing and it's nice to see. Now, I feel still it is the old Roland Garros, it's kept its flair and everything, you know, and of course, I'm excited to see how it is when it's all going to be filled up with the fans and the crowds and the people. Personally, for me, I'm again very happy to be back. Maybe a tiny bit more, you know, because I have missed the last three editions, and when you miss something in life, you're happy to be back there again for me, and this is the case this year. I'm really happy to be back in Paris", admitted Federer.
"Being healthy solves so many issues. Of course, winning solves everything. But being healthy is really key at this stage of my career, and, you know, the last time I have been really badly injured has been basically Montreal two years ago almost. I'm very happy about how my body has been. You know, there has always been little things going on, like in Rome, as well. But that was also precautionary. I wanted to make sure I was 100% going to be able to play the French Open. I just had that doubt like if I did I couldn't. And I didn't like that feeling. That's why I had to take a tough decision. It's true, I didn't have to, you know, second-guess myself too many times. I could just say, like, do I really want to play Paris indoors? Do I want to play the clay? Because the body always said yes. It was just a question if it was good for my schedule, it's the right thing to do. Is the family okay with it? Do the coaches agree? But from the body, I always got the green light, and that's a luxury at this age (smiling)."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2JEqNRS
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