Although he has officially retired from professional tennis for more than a year now, the “First Legend” of the Big Three – Roger Federer – still keeps his promise not to become a “ghost haunting” the current ATP Tour. During a trip to China this week, the Swiss former world number 1 tennis player interviewed CGTN Sports Scene about news related to both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic…
Federer has retired but still participates in many famous events
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, and the first of the Big Three to achieve this milestone, specifically mentioned the announcement of the return to the court of “The greatest rival of his life” – Nadal.
Federer shared his thoughts surrounding the news that Nadal will “reappear” with the ATP Tour in the first week of the 2024 new year season, at the Brisbane International tournament, where he rarely played in the past. Federer said he hopes to see a great Nadal…
“I hope Rafael Nadal can come back strongly next season!”, Federer told CGTN Sports Scene reporters when commenting on Nadal’s “most likely last” season in the ATP arena. Tour.
After that, Federer also turned to Novak, who was “born late” in the Big Three group, but has now surpassed both “elders” in the number of major titles, achievements and historical records. .
“I also hope Novak Djokovic can continue to play football as long as he wants, because it would be great for tennis, for this sport, if these guys were still competing on the court.” .
During his hugely successful career, Federer has many times stood on the same court as Nadal and Djokovic – on the other side of the net.
He played against Djokovic 50 times (lost 27 times and won 23 matches), as well as faced Nadal 40 times (lost 24 times and won 16 matches). Together, they stimulated and motivated each other to progress and develop.
During his interview, the Swiss legend often used the most flattering words to praise and praise the two “juniors” who were still competing, making the young generation feel “terrified”. ”…
“Thật tuyệt vời khi được chia sẻ sân đấu cùng những người như họ” – Roger Federer.
“Tôi chỉ có thể nói những điều tốt nhất về 2 người bọn họ. Thật tuyệt vời khi được chia sẻ sân đấu với họ trong suốt nhiều năm như vậy”, Federer nhận xét.
“Tôi cảm thấy rất vui và may mắn, khi đã được đối đầu họ những 40, 50 lần. Thế nên, tôi có rất nhiều kỷ niệm về những khoảnh khắc tuyệt vời, những trận chiến vĩ đại đó”.
