Roger Federer enjoying retirement but with a caveat: "I have to be careful I don't do too many things"
ATPTuesday, 17 October 2023 at 05:30
Former world number one Switzerland’s
Roger Federer has opened up about his post-retirement life.
The 42-year-old ended his
illustrious career at the highest level in September last year after struggling
with injury concerns for a long period of time.
Federer has been recently quoted
in a report where he opened up about how difficult it was to spend a normal life
where competing at the highest level was not the primary objective.
"That's a good question, I am
not sure what I thought it was going to be,” he said. “I just, I think I was
open to the idea to see, let's find out. I did not have any plans per se
because you know I was trying to always come back and all of a sudden, I
realised, 'That's it'.
"And then I am like, 'Okay,
well it's over and what now?' And so I think now, since six months, I feel like
I am more in charge of my schedule. Whereas before, I was still just, how do
you say, it was more the afterburn of having just retired.
"So it's been good honestly,
I have to be careful I don't do too many things, you know? But at the same
time, I am really happy to be busy and I like being with other people, love
being with my family, and I love to travel. But I guess sometimes, I try to make
sure I get the right balance and I feel like I have that, so, things are great.”
Federer is often termed as one of
the greatest players in the history of men’s singles tennis, having won as many
as 20 Grand Slam titles. He was also the first player in the men’s singles
history in the Open era to win more than 15 Grand Slams.
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