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"I’m so happy sitting here": Federer on missing Wimbledon and life in retirement
ATPWednesday, 13 September 2023 at 02:00
Switzerland’s legendary tennis player Roger Federer has revealed
that he is ‘content’ with his decision to retire from tennis.
The 42-year-old announced his retirement from the sport in
September 2022 after struggling with fitness concerns for a long period of time.
Federer was quoted in a report where he stated that he is ‘content’
with his decision to retire.
“I felt very content and at peace, sitting and not playing,”
he said. “Because a year before [in 2022], when there was the 100th-year
celebration of Centre Court, I felt that I maybe didn’t want to be there.
“It was important for me to be there, but it was a crushing
feeling I had, a twisted feeling I had. This year, I was very happy to be back
there. And the people were happy to see me happy.”
Talking about his routine, Federer revealed that he regularly
goes to the gym and is still in the phase of rehabbing.
“I go straight to the gym [after dropping the children off
at school],” he said. “I’ve had quite a bit of knee issues, so I’m constantly
rehabbing. I haven’t been able to do much cardio — mostly weights, core
exercises, exercises for my quad-strengthening.
“I have a physio I’ve been with for seven years, and we see
each other four times a week. He does treatments, massages, stretching, and he
also runs me through exercises.”
Federer remains one of the most successful players in the history
of men’s singles tennis in the Open era.
The former world number one became the first player in the
history of men’s singles tennis to win more than 15 Grand Slams in his career.
He was also the first to win 20 major titles in the men’s singles category.
His most successful competition was Wimbledon where he ended
up winning the title eight times which is a record in the tournament’s history.
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