"If my body was in top shape": One aspect holding Federer back from playing exhibitions

Roger Federer retired from the sport last year but he's remaining active hoping to make his knee strong enough to play some tennis exhibitions in the future.

The Swiss player has been out of tennis since last year's Laver Cup officially but realistically he's been away from the a little longer than that. Federer wanted to play exhibitions in the future but for now, that is not possible as his body is not strong enough to handle it yet. The knee in particular remains a problem though he always maintained that he won't push himself too much risking more damage which would leave him unable to do things in his private life.

He admitted though that he would want to play some exhibitions in the future and is working torwads that:

"If the body was in top shape, I would probably play a few exhibitions. I still go to the gym four or five times a week and try to get my body back into shape with my knee. That's why I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything."

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Commentating

There have been longtime rumours about Federer possibly commentating in the future and while it has yet to materialize, he did offer some thoughts on it:

"First, I thought it would be cool to comment on matches of the generation of players I played against. I know them best. But becoming a commentator in the year after my retirement didn't feel right. Maybe I will commentate one day, maybe never."

He was recently in Halle recently for a special ceremony honouring him and it's likely we see him in London in the coming weeks for the Wimbledon championships. Busy year for the legendary player but that's to be expected of Federer whose name is pretty much synonymous with tennis.

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