Roger Federer on Playing Until The Age of 40 – “It’s Not Impossible”

A few years ago, the 38-year-old, Roger Federer was tentative about continuing his stay on the ATP Tour. After his hiatus from tennis in 2016 and undergoing a knee surgery the same year, Federer resurged on the professional tennis courts in 2017. The Swiss maestro has been participating in ten to thirteen tournaments a year and presently he feels fitter than ever.

World Number three, Roger Federer was asked whether he would swing his racquets until the age of 40, “It’s not impossible,” he smirked. “A few years ago, I wouldn’t have thought that could be possible. But when you feel fully fit as I do right now, you think you can play forever.”

In the year 2017, Roger Federer remarked his comeback on the ATP circuit. That year, Federer snapped his five-year-long Slam-less drought and he seized seven titles, which included two Grand Slams. Also, he extended his winning streak to six against his age-old nemesis, Rafael Nadal to six matches. 

Despite having a triumphant season, where everything fell in place for him, the Swiss maestro articulated the moments from his prosperous season where he felt his tennis career was intimidated. However, Federer believes that those menacing instances helped him in building self-confidence. 

One of them being his Montreal Open 2017 final defeat to Alexander Zverev. During that time, he faced some complex situations which threatened his professional tennis career. “Since Montreal 2017 vs Zverev where all of a sudden I felt the back again, I only had minor issues, but nothing so severe that could really threaten my career, if you feel like this, you also gain more confidence in your body,” Roger Federer said.

With the win, Sascha became the first player outside the ‘Big Four’ to pull off multiple Masters titles in the same season since Nikolay Davydenko 2007. Previously, the German lad won the 2017 Madrid Masters titles.