Wimbledon: Roger Federer - "My expectations are always high"
Roger Federer is not one of the top favorites at Wimbledon this year. Nevertheless, the 20-time Grand Slam winner at the lawn classic has a lot to do.
by Nikolaus Fink
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Jun 27, 2021, 03:30 pm
The omens were already better for Roger Federer before the start of the major event in Wimbledon: After a long break from injury, the Swiss has not yet returned to his old strength, most recently he had to fight Felix Auger-Aliassime at the ATP 500 tournament in Halle / After winning the starting set, give Westphalia quite no chance of being beaten.
Nevertheless, the world number eight in southwest London wants to have a say in the awarding of the title. "My expectations are always high, otherwise I wouldn't play. If I get going and reach the second week, which is my goal, I'll get better and better and with every game that goes by, I believe more in my possibilities", said Federer before the start of the tournament.
Federer goes into the tournament relaxed
The defeat in Halle is ticked off, the negative body language should now be a thing of the past: "The good thing is that this won't happen to me here. Because I'm ready, I'm really excited. I know I can do so much better I don't know what it was exactly. I'm taking the positives with me, and that is that I'm here at Wimbledon and I see an opportunity for myself. "
Federer has been in London since Tuesday and feels ready for the third Grand Slam tournament of the year before his opening game against Adrian Mannarino. "On Saturday and Sunday I will take a break, on Monday I will train briefly, 40 minutes. I will go to the tournament completely relaxed," said the 39 year old.
No decision about the start of the Olympic Games yet
However, the long-time world number one left it open whether the same will apply to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which begins on July 24th: "We have decided that we will reassess the situation after Wimbledon, because the way I play here will have a major impact on mine Making decisions - when I play very well or very badly. I would like to go to the Olympics and play as many tournaments as possible. "
Due to his age, this is now "not quite as easy as in the past". But at the moment Federer's focus is solely on the lawn classic at Wimbledon - and the eight-time champion will certainly not be satisfied with an extra role at his favorite tournament.
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