'We've always looked up to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal', says young fan

Roger Federer has decided to postpone his return to the field, he will not go to Australia and most likely will return to the field next March. The 20-time Grand Slam title champion hasn't played since last year when he reached the Australian Open semifinals in Australia, but also because of some physical problems, he was clearly defeated in three sets by world number one Novak Djokovic. Twelve months have passed since that competition but it was in Melbourne in 2020 that Roger Federer won his hundredth victory at the Australian Open. With this figure, the Swiss champion became the first player to have at least 100 victories in two Grand Slams, in his case also Wimbledon in addition to the Australian Open. To achieve this record Federer created an incredible match where he was one step away from the abyss and after more than four hours of play he managed to get the better of the 'host' John Millman: the match ended with the result of 4-6; 7- 6; 6-4; 4-6; 7-6. In the decisive tiebreak Federer was down by 8 points to 4 and now everyone gave him up for dead, but thanks to some mistakes of the opponent and above all his great talent Federer managed to solve the practice by scoring six consecutive points and winning the match thanks to 10. -8 in the decisive tiebreak. It was a match where Millman played a great match and really created numerous problems for Federer, the match was really decided on a tight thread and on very few points. There is great anticipation for Roger Federer's return to the field and many think that the Swiss can return to the pitch and thus cheer his fans in the next tournament in Doha.

Federer has not competed on the tour since last January

Two young tennis fans from the town of Ashbourne, Ireland could turn their dream of playing tennis with Roger Federer into reality very soon. Jamie Duff and Oliver White, two 21-year-old lads who took up tennis during the lockdown, recently posted an Instagram video of themselves playing on their local courts. More importantly, they also tagged Roger Federer in the post, which earned a response from the 20-time Grand Slam champion himself. "We have always looked up to the greats such as Rafael Nadal and of course Roger Federer, but having Federer reply to us and now organising a game with him is just unfathomable. We're looking forward to seeing where this takes us," Jamie Duff stated.

from Tennis World USA https://ift.tt/36oZx3r