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ATPSaturday, 23 September 2023 at 02:00
Although he has retired from the game, Roger Federer admitted to he still follows tennis very closely and believes the future of the sport he loves is in good hands.
The Swiss Maestro is currently in Vancouver for the 2023 Laver Cup, which will be held at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada from 22-24 September. Established by Federer in 2017, the 20-time Grand Slam champion represented Team Europe on four occasions before calling an end to his distinguished career at the 2022 edition.
Federer gives his opinion on the emergence of new tennis stars
In an interview with Eurosport ahead of the event, Federer admitted tennis will always have new stars as previous records will be broken.
"A lot still going on in tennis of course, as always," he said. "The records will always tumble. Or just the stories always rewritten. And just for example the US Open was great with the record (24 Grand Slam titles) of course by Novak Djokovic,” said the Swiss.
“And of course I was also very happy about Coco Gauff’s victory. I’ve known her for five years, when she was very young, and this was a great victory for her. We have a new world No 1 in women’s tennis (Aryna Sabalenka), Alcaraz, who won Wimbledon.
“And just the new generational change is really noticeable. It’s a bit of a shame for me that I haven’t been able to play against a few [of the young players] in the last couple of years. But I think it’s great what’s going on in tennis at the moment and I still follow it very, very closely.
“I think it’s still going well, not that there would somehow be a slump after I retired or that Rafa is injured at the moment. The story continues and that will always be the case.
“Tennis will always be played by new players but at the same time, the way I see these players moving on the court now is unbelievable. And I think many more will come. The new players have interesting personalities and tennis is still right up there in the world of sport, and that is beautiful for me to see."
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