Career-ending? Roger Federer's coaching team has no idea
How long will Roger Federer continue his career? Neither the 38-year-old Swiss nor his coaching team knows that.
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last edit: Dec 18, 2019, 01:40 pm
The Maestro's ways - they are unfathomable even for his closest confidants. This applies to both the competition missions and the training sessions. When Roger Federer trains in Switzerland, he is said to listen to his body particularly intensely. And takes a break here and there. Which is logistically a challenge for his coaching staff, especially Severin Lüthi, who is arriving for the training units.
The distances are shorter in Dubai. And that's exactly where Federer traditionally prepares for the coming season. The competition season begins for the 38-year-old at the Australian Open. Actually as in previous years - but Roger Federer had the finishing touches at the Hopman Cup in Perth. The combined women-men event is history, replaced by the ATP Cup, for which Federer initially agreed. But then he thought it too early to play really important matches.
Federer beats Djokovic in London
In these important matches, Ivan Ljubicic has also been in the box of the 20-time major winner for several years. The Croat, formerly ranked second in the world rankings, is not sure whether the 2020 season will not be the last on the ATP tour for his protégé. “I don't know how much time Federer will have on the tour. That is a question that should be asked of him. I am very happy to see him so motivated every week. Despite his age, he still loves this sport. I think tennis is part of his life, ”Ljubicic is quoted on the Diriyah Cup website.
Federer's last official assignment comes from the ATP Finals in London. There he defeated the Italian Matteo Berrettini and for the first time since 2015 also Novak Djokovic in the group phase after a defeat against Dominic Thiem , but lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals. A harbinger of the changing of the guard, which, according to Ivan Ljubicic, is likely to take place soon. "There will come a time when someone will stand there and defeat them. It will be a rare moment for everyone after so many years in which these three fought for the big titles. ”