Federer: between the pending talk with Djokovic, the death of his coach and his son’s tennis future

Statements for all tastes left by the legendary Swiss Roger Federerwho this Wednesday secured his place in the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) and referred to the cTalk pending with Serbian Novak Djokovicthe death of his coach and the tennis future of his son Leo.

Regarding the Balkan’s sincere desire for the historic Big 3 to meet once he hangs up his racket, the Basel-born, 44-year-old who retired in September 2022, did not hesitate to give the approval, in an intimate interview granted to the Tages Anzeiger medium, in which he also confessed why the defeat against the Argentine Juan Martín del Potro in the final of the 2009 US Open is the match he would most like to play again in his award-winning career on the men’s circuit.

“Rivalries like that create a huge bond.. Today I see everything very different than beforewith much more distance. Novak doesn’t know what it’s like yet. Rafa is arriving slowly. When you’re still playing, you can’t think the way you do today. The more time passes, the less you identify yourself as an individual player and you can see the general picture,” said the owner of 103 titles at the highest level, by virtue of the brutal hegemony he exercised with ‘Nole’ and the Spanish Rafael Nadal for two decades.

Along the same lines, the 20-time Grand Slam champion, the only player who received 75% of the votes to be inducted into the class of 2026, was sincere: “What’s funny is that someone may have taken something totally personal and you can’t remember it. I’m definitely ready to sit together and talk about the good old days.“.

Later, ‘His Majesty’ dedicated some warm words to his most influential coach, Peter Carterdied in a car accident in 2002, in South Africa: “I don’t know how much his death changed my perspective. I just I find it extremely sad that I couldn’t enjoy this incredible race enough. At 20 only a few good times had happened and he probably sensed what was coming. But unfortunately he didn’t experience most of it.”

“That hurts me a lot. He It was incredibly important to me.. Both technically and through his brotherly attitude towards me and towards life. It is crucial for young players to spend time with coaches who also help them grow as human beings,” he omitted about the Australian, whom he would meet in 1990 and dedicate his first Grand Slam consecration to him, at Wimbledon 2003, before building one of the most prolific careers.

Finally, the one who would be under the wing of Ivan Ljubicic and Severin Luthi would surprise by giving his opinion on the conditions on the court of one of the twins, born in 2014 with Lenny: “If he needs me, I’m there. I’m happy to help, also other boys. But someone else should train him. I see myself more as a general manager with Leo. I didn’t push him for a long time. But For a year now I have noticed that he wants to play more and more. I’m trying to make it happen“.

“At this age you need enough practices and games. I make sure Leo has good coaches and training partners.. Organizing all that is quite a lot of work. You can’t just send it anywhere and then see what happens. I think he’s doing great. Now he even plays tournaments occasionally. It’s exciting for me to support him. “I’m not worried about the results, but rather that you have fun and progress,” he concluded.