Roger Federer was the initiator of the famous ‘Big Three’ domination in men’s tennis. The Swiss maestro first claimed the Number 1 ranking on February 2, 2004, and remained there for an astonishing 237 weeks.

His rise to the top was preceded by his first Australian Open title and second Grand Slam title overall. Since then, the 40-year-old has added another 18 major titles to his kitty to take the overall count to 20 Grand Slam titles.

His attacking forehands and single-handed backhands have long enthralled the tennis fans. Moreover, his attacking nature of play has kept fans on the edge of their seats. Recently, Federer has opened up on his array of shots, particularly the forehand and the backhand.

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Roger Federer humorously describes his shots as a kid

At an event, Roger Federer hilariously spoke about his forehands and backhands as a kid. He laughingly said, “yeah, there is a weak backhand just trying to push in. This is my body who won just Davis Cup with me.”

“Marco Chiudinelli, we played against each other at the Swiss championships and I used to complain a lot and as you can see, I was like this little weak kid, you know, with a pretty good forehand. But I was already shanking the ball then and I still do it today.”

Recently, Federer has been sidelined owing to injuries. He last played at The Championships, Wimbledon in June last year. The former World Number 1 had to miss the latter part of the previous season after undergoing surgery on a long-standing knee problem.

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The Swiss legend would want to make a comeback at Wimbledon. However, he had admitted that he would be extremely surprised if he could play at Wimbledon. Can Federer shrug off his injury issues and make a strong comeback this year? Do let us know your views in the comments below.

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