Roger Federer Expresses Desire to Play French Open 2021 After Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics

A brand new season of tennis has arrived, but the sport is still missing the presence of Roger Federer. It’s been a year since Federer last played on the ATP Tour, but the 39-year-old has confirmed his return destination, and there’s also an explanation behind it! 

Federer will make a return to the tour at the ATP 250 event in Doha, Qatar. It will mark his comeback for the first time in 13 months, and it will be a familiar circuit too, as Federer has won the Qatar Open thrice in his career. 

Roger Federer explains why he chose Qatar Open as his comeback venue over other events

Roger Federer confirmed late in 2020 that he will miss the Australian Open this year. The Swiss Maestro was expected to make a grand return at Melbourne, but injuries didn’t allow him to achieve ideal fitness in time. 

“I’ve been thinking about when and where to come back for a long time. Australia was a touch too early because of my knee. That hurts. It’s one of the places where I love to play the most,” Federer said in an interview with SRF (Quotes translated from German via Google).

Federer has been a frequent competitor at the Australian Open since 1999, but the knee injury will keep him sidelined for the 2021 edition. That has It put an end to a 21-year streak, but Federer knows there are important things ahead. 

Federer just has a simple explanation for choosing the Qatar Open as his return destination. “I wanted to make my comeback at a smaller tournament so that I wasn’t fully in focus and where the stress is also a little less,” the 39-year-old mentioned. 

Federer is confident of clinching titles once again

Roger Federer has 103 singles titles to his name, which is right up there on the all-time list. However, the Swiss superstar is not done with his career yet, and is hungry for more success at the age of 39!

“I want to celebrate great victories again. And for that I am ready to go the long, hard road,” Federer expressed.

Federer will face a challenging schedule this season. He’ll mark his return at the Qatar Open, and fans are expecting him to play at the remaining three Grand Slam events as well. But the 20-time Slam champion has already laid out his priorities.

“I’ll try to play on clay again,” said Federer. “The whole thing, of course, with regard to Halle, Wimbledon, Olympics, and the US Open.”

Roger Federer is longing to have one more shot at the Olympics. Furthermore, it has also been confirmed that he’ll participate at the Halle Open, which is just a couple of weeks before the Wimbledon Championships.

The new season has already dawned, and Federer’s return will make things even more exciting. The only unfortunate part is that we’d have to wait one more month to watch him on the tour once again.

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