Roger Federer: “I Used to Jump Up and Down For a Minute”

Roger Federer’s warm-up would have been more arduous than his fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships 2019 against Matteo Berrettini on Monday. Roger Federer cruised past through the Italian in straight sets, losing only 5 games in the course of three sets.

The match with the Stuttgart Open 2019 champion, Matteo Berrettini was predicted to be the first test for Roger Federer at the Wimbledon Championships 2019.

Roger Federer made it look easy as he dropped only one set on his course to the quarterfinals at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. However, the 37-year-old suggested that an agile and pliant performance like this requires a lot of persistence and perseverance these days.

In a post-match press conference, Roger Federer revealed that he has to warm up more than he used to. He continued, “I think I have to warm up much more than I used to which is not the most fun bit, to be honest.”

The 18-time grand slam champion continued, “I used to jump up and down for a minute when I was 21 or 19. Now we go through this entire routine. I’m like, Really, do we really have to do it?”

Roger Federer also suggested that his warm-up routines are helping him and he will stop playing tennis when he gets bored with those routines. He further added, “I guess it helps, so I’m doing it. When I get bored with it, I’ll stop playing tennis completely or I’ll stop that routine first before I stop playing.”

Roger Federer further explained that experience helps you to have a better understanding of the conditions. He continued, “No, I think again the experience helps, you know I have played in all sort of conditions, back in French Open its Rafa, windy it was there. I’ve played in dark conditions in the past year Wimbledon or other places.”

“So when you’re older, it doesn’t really have a huge impact on you like you know its as hard on this side of the court like on the other. I think that’s where age helps a little bit. In terms of fitness wise, obviously, I take things differently nowadays than before. I think it’s more in the quality than the quantity,” the Swiss added further.