Roger Federer as a commentator at the 2023 Wimbledon tournament?
Will Roger Federer return to Wimbledon in 2023 - as a commentator?
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Oct 20, 2022, 09:07 pm
At the 100th anniversary of the Center Court in Wimbledon at the beginning of July, Roger Federer flirted with a return as a player at the Wimbledon tournament in 2023 - as is well known, nothing came of it . He noticed shortly after the performance that things were no longer progressing when it came to his knees, so the announcement of his resignation followed four weeks ago. And the final doubles alongside Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London.
Federer could still appear again in Wimbledon in 2023: as a commentator. This is what the British ex-player and TV legend Sue Barker alluded to these days.
For her part, she had announced her resignation from the BBC microphone this summer and published her memoirs. During an appearance this week, she dropped Federer's name - so that he could strengthen the BBC's commentary team in the coming year. This is reported by the British site kingston.nub.news .
Federer on the mic: "Why not comment?"
This thought is not too far fetched. Federer had brought up a possible future as a commentator himself as part of his farewell interviews at the Laver Cup. "I never thought I'd say that, but a few months ago I said to myself: Why not comment?" He looked at these thoughts here. For example in Wimbledon, so the record winner (8 titles) on Church Road. Because he wants to keep in touch with the tournaments and his colleagues. "But to be honest, at first I thought: Are you crazy now that you're thinking about things like that? At the same time, it was always our plan to keep everything open for the time after your career."
The fact that prominent players later switch behind the microphone would not be an isolated case: John McEnroe had done the same thing, even if he could not have imagined a career as a commentator when he was active. Just like Boris Becker, Martina Navratilova, Darren Cahill, Barbara Schett and Alex Antonitsch.
Will Federer be part of it soon? We are excited!