Roger Federer is without a doubt one of the best tennis players of all time. The Swiss has won every title imaginable over the past 20 years and has become a global sports icon. But the ravages of time have left their mark on the superstar. Boris Becker fears that Federer’s era could end sooner than expected.
With a clear three-set defeat and a devastating 6-0 in the third set against the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, Federer’s dream of another Wimbledon title this year ended abruptly. In his 119th match on the sacred turf, it was only the 14th defeat for the Swiss. With 0: 6, the superstar had never before given a set at Wimbledon.
Boris Becker fears that the defeat will leave deep marks on the 39-year-old old master. The German ex-professional even believes that “FedExpress” will never return to Church Road as a player.
“After what happened this week, I don’t think he’s going to come back to Wimbledon,” Becker wrote in a column for the Daily Mail.
The clear defeat against Hurkacz “shocked” Federer, believes Becker. The Swiss will therefore start pondering and think carefully about how long a year in professional tennis can be.
Becker: Federer is thinking about resigning
“I think Roger came over here and said everything was going according to his plan. He wanted to recover from his knee problems, get fit on clay and then get in a good position to make it far at Wimbledon. that he has thought about the right time to resign, but that is exactly what he will do now, “Becker indicated the possible end of Federer’s career. The way they lost to Hurkacz “changed things”.
Becker believes that Federer’s original plan still included the 2022 season: “But I doubt that this is still the case now.”
However, Becker emphasized that he did not want to tell the Swiss what to do, because: “Only he knows what it really felt like to lose this set with 6-0. In addition, Roger deserved to resign that way Who he prefers. He’s the most popular player of all time and has taken interest in the sport to new heights around the world. He has given the game more than anyone. “
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