Roger Federer is all of us – ‘I’m very surprised at how often I check scores’
Roger Federer is still “really into tennis” despite retiring last year, revealing he is just like every other tennis fan as he checks scores several times a day.
After more than two decades on the ATP Tour, Federer retired in September last year and he is very much enjoying life after tennis as he has taken in various sights and sounds around the world – taking trips to the United States for the Miami Grand Prix, catching an NBA match in New York, spending time with his sponsors Uniqlo in Japan and Rolex in Switzerland and doing charity work in Lesotho.
But despite his busy schedule, the 20-time Grand Slam winner often takes time out to keep up to date with what is going on in the world of tennis.
The 42-year-old was in Germany on Wednesday as he was honoured with a “Roger Federer Day” at the Halle Open and he was asked about keeping track of tennis.
“I’m very surprised at how often and how frequently I check scores,” he told ATP Tour. “Three times a day maybe. Then of course all of a sudden there’s times when I check out for like a week, and then I’m with the kids and I’m travelling, and you forget about everything around you. But for the most part, actually, I’m really into it.
“I think there’s some great matches going on. I try to check some highlights, reels more than watching games per se because my life is also a little bit busy, but I’m really happy [to].”
Federer’s former rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal remain at the top of the game with the former winning this year’s Australian Open and French Open to move to a record 23 majors. Nadal, meanwhile, is on 22 Slams although he has struggled with injury this year and will miss the remainder of the season due to injury.
However, the passing of the baton is already underway with Carlos Alcaraz winning the US Open last year and also becoming the youngest world No 1.
The likes of Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner are also rising stars of the game the Swiss great is delighted with the way the sport is evolving.
He added: “I think that the level of play is going up again and again and it’s nice to see that. Also the new generation, challenging the likes of Novak and also Rafa. I hope he comes back.
“It’s good times in tennis and I always said that tennis is so great at always keeping on evolving. So [I am a] big fan of tennis and what all the players are doing is absolutely fantastic.”
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