Olympic postponement: is Roger Federer running out of time?
Oldie - but also Goldie? The postponement of the Olympic Games could burst the hopes of some aging sports stars for a triumphal farewell. In the tennis scene, this affects Roger Federer and Serena Williams in particular.
by SID
last edit: Apr 01, 2020, 11:49 am
The hair was long and full, there was no trace of wrinkles on the face, the eyes were shining - almost as much as the gold medal that Roger Federer was holding at the camera. This photo is almost twelve years old.
In 2008, the tennis maestro in Beijing alongside Stan Wawrinka won Olympic gold in doubles for Switzerland. But even after the games have been postponed to next year, it should not have been. "We'll see you in 2021," Wawrinka wrote of the picture with Federer that he has now posted on Twitter.
Federer met his wife in Sydney
Federer will be 39 this summer, his body is currently on strike, his knee is causing problems. Is it enough for the big dream again? Like the Swiss, other sports stars in Japan might be a bit older next year to say goodbye to the Olympic stage.
Golf legend Tiger Woods is always thwarted by injuries anyway and soon 45, sprint mom Allyson Felix ("I still hope to experience the feeling of standing on this podium in 2021") will soon be celebrating her 35th birthday, tennis Queen Serena Williams turns 40 next September.
By the way, for Federer, who besides gold in Beijing won silver individually four years later, Olympia is not only of great value in terms of sport. In Sydney in 2000, the father of four children met his wife Mirka. "Overall, it was probably the most incredible Olympus