Becker explains why Roger Federer will benefit from this break

Postponing Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics to next year could convince Roger Federer to play for another year. The 20-time Grand Slam champion is recovering after his right knee surgery last February. The same goes for Serena Williams, who will try to match Margaret Court's Slam titles record.

Boris Becker believes Roger Federer and Serena Williams will be able to extend their already evergreen careers due to the loss of tennis this year. “If the year is lost then I don’t think it’s bad for Federer or Serena,” the former World number 1 told Sky Sports. “They haven’t really abused their body for a year so in a way they have gained a year.”

The German also reflected on Andy Murray: “I think it is good for players like Andy Murray because it gives him more time to get physically ready to come back in 2021,” Becker added. “I don’t think the young players benefit actually because they lose a year gaining experience and playing matches.

If any group I think they will be affected the most because they have never taken that much time off. It benefits more [Novak] Djokovic, Nadal and Federer because they know how good they are and what to do. We will not see a change of form from them but the young players will take more time to come back.”

from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/2zjtEvE