The retirement of Roger Federer has become one of the news of the year in the sports world and tennis fans were already beginning to miss their legend. But, according to the latest news coming out of England, it seems that the tennis player may have a new job very soon.
As reported The Sunthe retirement of former tennis player Sue Barker from the broadcasts of the Wimbledon tournament on the BBC can cause the jump of the Swiss athlete to television. Apparently, the directors of the British public television would be interested in the incorporation of Federer as a commentator for broadcasts of the Grand Slam, held in London.
Sue Barker herself confirmed, a few days ago in an interview after her retirement, that the intention of the television entity “It was going to be to replace her with a figure of worldwide repercussion”. Who better than an eight-time Wimbledon champion to be the voice that broadcasts the tournament.
Federer already dropped it
The first interviews after his retirement could hint at the intentions of Federer’s new work. The former tennis player himself confessed that he would like to remain related to tennis in the future, apart from his already confirmed collaborations with the Rafa Nadal Academy of his friend. Even, the Swiss tennis player himself said that he would like to participate in the broadcasts television of some tennis matches.
In the pure style of John McEnroe or Alex Corretja today, Roger Federer could be a new regular tennis commentator and also, in one of the television channels with the largest budget to be able to face its incorporation from the celebration of Wimbledon in 2023. Without a doubt, if someone knows how to speak the language of tennis and express it, there are very few at the level of one of the three best players in the history of his sport.
