In spite of a long break for title candidates at Wimbledon, Federer is stabbed
Michael Stich continues to consider Grand Slam record winner Roger Federer to be a contender for the Wimbledon title this summer. "
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last edit: Feb 26, 2021, 05:53 pm
You should never write him off because he is a player who has a gifted motor skills that help him to play tennis at that age, "said the 52-year-old former top player the" Stats Perform News ".
Federer returns to the tournament in Doha on March 8th after a one-year injury break (knee) and wants to attack again, especially on the "holy turf". "Of course he needs competition," said Stich: "But especially at Wimbledon he is certainly still a candidate for the title, if everything fits together, because there he has this mental strength and the greatest joy."
Becker also believes in Federer at Wimbledon
Federer, now 39 years old and eight-time Wimbledon champion, has "nothing to lose. He doesn't have to prove anything to himself, he doesn't have to prove anything to the fans out there," said Stich, who triumphed at Wimbledon in 1991: "He really does it because he thinks he can still win titles. "
Similar to Stich , Boris Becker had already made a statement a few days ago . "I think Federer is still able to win Wimbledon and that Nadal is still the favorite for the French Open."