“Bad Luck”: Roger Federer Opens Up on Novak Djokovic’s US Open and Adria Tour Controversies

Published 03/08/2021, 11:19 PM EST

Except for the Australian Open 2020, Roger Federer missed the entire tennis action last year. Meanwhile, many controversies also came to the surface, mostly surrounding the Serbian World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

For instance, the Serbian’s US Open disqualification, his Adria Tour mess, and founding PTPA outside ATP come to mind. The Swiss maestro opened up in detail regarding all the situations.

Aside from that, the 20-time Grand Slam champion clarified that he is not in Doha for politics. But his entire focus is on his comeback, that is, after 13 long months.

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Despite being arch-rivals on the ATP Tour, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic have deep regards for one another. They both have repeatedly confessed that the other player has made them better.

Thus, it is only natural for the Swiss maestro to understand the actions of World No. 1. However, he believes that his comments on such subjects are now futile.

“There’s no point if I roll it up. At the US Open, he just had unbelievable bad luck. Everyone knows that. Of course, you have to control yourself. But that can happen to almost anyone,” Federer said.

Moreover, the 39-year-old agreed that although it was soon for Djokovic to held the Adriatic Tour, it was well-intended. Similarly, he missed out on the right timing for establishing the PTPA too.

He said, “I haven’t seen Novak in a long time. He does his best for the players. It just didn’t fit when he was president of the players’ association and founded the new organization at the same time.”

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The 18-time Grand Slam champion’s PTPA move received high criticism on the Tour. Federer explained how to managed such drastic decisions.

“You don’t always have to be of the same opinion. But it is important that you exchange ideas together,” Federer said.

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Moving forward, the Basel-born expressed that the negative background noises are not ideal for tennis. However, he realises that everything has calmed down a bit and there is talk of results and records again.

Maestro concluded that they would see what is going on with the players’ association, the PTPA and the ATP. He added, “I’m not here in Doha to do politics. My focus is on my comeback.”

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“Bad Luck”: Roger Federer Opens Up on Novak Djokovic’s US Open and Adria Tour Controversies

Djokovic does his best for the players, says Roger Federer

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