It’s been almost a year since Roger Federer‘s last hurdle on the tennis court. He won’t likely be spotted participating in the sport, but that doesn’t mean he won’t watch the tennis tournaments of his rivals and other tennis players. And, just like any other tennis fan, he watched the dramatic French Open matches a few days ago.

Yes, as recently disclosed by his former coach, Ivan Ljubicic, the 20-time Grand Slam champion watched the Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz semi-final match, but with a slight twist. Let’s take a look at how the former tennis legend enjoyed his time watching the thrilling semi-final clash.

Roger Federer watched Djokovic and Alcaraz’s match with a twist 

Since the 20-time Grand Slam champion retired from the tennis circuit, he has been focusing on his other ventures. And is enjoying his time to the fullest by traveling to new places or spending time with family. But that doesn’t mean that he won’t be missing tennis. Even though he might have left the sport, the sport has not left him.

Ljubicic, who coached Federer from 2016 till his retirement in a conversation with Sport Klub. He talked about the Swiss maestro’s whereabouts during the Roland Garros. While talking about their fun time together, Ivan Ljubicic revealed that he was with the 41-year-old tennis star, and both of them enjoyed the semi-final clash together on the beach.

He laughed and said, “His life is definitely not boring. Actually, we watched one part of the Djokovic-Alcaraz match together, but we were mostly on the beach. You’re going to have to forgive us.” And when asked about who the Swiss maestro was supporting in the match, He answered, saying, “We were not supporting anyone; we just enjoyed the exceptional level of tennis.”

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Not only that, but he also talked about how watching the former world number one’s biggest rival, Djokovic, play from the other side is a totally different thing. Well, their rivalry is one of the most prolific rivalries in the history of the sport.

Federer opinion on watching Djokovic play 

The 20-time Grand Slam champion currently takes pleasure in watching the Serbian tennis star compete on the tennis court. Yes, the Croatian tennis coach recently discussed Federer’s sentiments regarding watching his adversary play on the court in the same conversation.

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Undeniably, it’s stunning to watch the 36-year-old tennis star dominate the court. However, the former tennis world number one has been there and knows what it takes to compete against Djokovic. Nevertheless, they have faced each other multiple times on the court, with the 23-time Grand Slam champion obviously dominating their face-offs.