'That's what makes Roger Federer the greatest', says top coach

About a year has now passed since the last official match of the Swiss champion Roger Federer. He hasn't played since last year's Australian Open where he reached the semifinals and was eliminated, in a match also conditioned by his ailments, clearly by world number one Novak Djokovic. Roger's return to the field was stopped on the one hand by the pandemic and on the other especially by a double surgery that the Swiss tennis player performed on the knee first in February and then in May. Everyone hoped to see Roger Federer on the field at the Australian Open 2021, but despite the postponement of the tournament in early February (due to quarantine for tennis players) Roger Federer communicated a few weeks ago through his agent Tony Godsick, that he will not take part in the tournament. Latest rumors speak of Federer's return to the field in March, probably in the Atp tournament in Dubai. On a recent podcast, Ivan Ljubicic spoke at length about Roger Federer's tactical and interpersonal intelligence. According to the Croat, Federer has used his 'genius' brain to build an infallible legacy that will stand the test of time - irrespective of what the record books might indicate.

Ljubicic pays tribute to Roger Federer

“On the court, Roger Federer's intelligent, and off the court, he is intelligent,” Ivan Ljubicic said. “I think his brain is great, it's just underrated. I mean, he is a genius on the court and off the court, that's what makes him the greatest, in my opinion. You know, we don't know how many Slams or weeks at number one are these that I mean how you know how these careers gonna look like at the end of his career, but you know, his legacy goes way beyond.” Moreover, Federer also knows how to carry himself off-court in the best possible fashion. As the foremost ambassador of the game, the 39-year-old never lets his guard down when it comes to public relations. Meanwhile, two bubbles are operating in Australia, one in Melbourne and other in Adelaide. While the former will host almost every player and their staff, the latter is exclusively reserved for the few. Namely, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka, and Serena Williams are quarantining in Adelaide. The rest, a figure close to 1200, will spend their two-weeks inside hotel rooms in Melbourne. The Grand Hyatt, Pullman Albert Park, and View Melbourne are the designated hotels for the Melbourne bubble. In the case of anyone contracting the virus, the person will be shifted to Holiday Inn. All players can get outside of their rooms to train for 5 hours every day. Also, two players can train together for the first two weeks of the quarantine. As for the staff, they will have to be strictly confined in their hotel rooms for 14 days.

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