In Basketball, football etc when returning from injury players are given reduced minutes to build up their fitness. In tennis you don’t have that luxury of just playing a set in first match then 2 sets the next etc and building up that way.
Andy Murray defends Federer's decision to withdraw from Roland Garros
ATPMonday, 07 June 2021 at 18:30
Roger Federer withdrew from Roland Garros in a precautionary move to limit stress on his knee weeks before Wimbledon.
Roger Federer had a very successful spell at Roland Garros winning three matches which is something he said he did not expect heading into it. After his win over Koepfer, he explained he will need to listen to his body before deciding whether to play against Berrettini and he ultimately decided against it.
Andy Murray voiced his opinion on the matter saying 'it makes sense' as he himself is slowly building up fitness and working his way back to regular tennis. Murray said:
“In Basketball, football etc when returning from injury players are given reduced minutes to build up their fitness. In tennis, you don’t have that luxury of just playing a set in the first match then 2 sets the next etc and building up that way."
Murray further continued:
“Id argue that it’s quite risky to play multiple 4hr matches in a row in your 2nd tournaments back in 18 months so to me it makes sense to be reactive based on how your body feels, length of matches etc. A sensible decision from him.”
Federer will take a break after Roland Garros before returning at the NOVENTI OPEN in Halle later this month. It will be his only event prior to Wimbledon.
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