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Roger Federer made his followers dream with a photo he posted on Instagram with the legend: “And we continue”.
After the Swiss announced that he would return to play the Laver Cup in SeptemberFederer said in an interview that he hopes to be able to return to the courts this same summer.
“I can’t think that far, for now I’m waiting for the go-ahead from the doctors, I’m ready to give it all again. I feel like a racehorse looking for his position again, wanting to race”, said Federe in an interview with Walk Store.
Federer has not played officially since he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2021on July 7, and since then he suffered a problem in his right knee, which took him away from the courts.
Feeling like a tourist in my own country pic.twitter.com/PMPgqbUdA2
? Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) May 20, 2022
On his social networks, Federer announced last month that playing the Laver Cupan exhibition tournament that is played between tennis players from Europe against the rest of the world, and that in 2022 will take place between the September 23 and 25 at the O2 Arena in London.
A month later, he would play the tournament that is played “at home”, the Basel Open, from October 24 to 30.
His Majesty explained the training routine that he is following for now to get ready for his long-awaited return to the courts.
“It’s like a car, you have to turn a thousand screws until the engine runs smoothly. There’s the mobilization, the stretching, the warm-up in the morning, all of that takes about 45 minutes,” Federer explained. “Then let’s go to the courtI do a half-hour warm-up, then I stretch, strengthen my ankles with straps, then warm up again, do gymnastics and explosive speed drills. before playing, I try to take care of my body for about two and a half hours.
The Swiss said that for now his priorities are ski with their children and play soccer with his friends, so he pointed out that the training sessions at the moment are not only for tennis, but for a better quality of life.
Federer, who on August 8 meet 41 toaddition 20 ttulos of Grand Slams y 103 ATP titles, just short of the historical record held by Jimmy Connors con 109.
