"I wish I could be playing the Roland Garros right now" admits Roger Federer

| by Evita Mueller

The 2022 Roland Garros is underway in the French capital and while two members of the Big Three, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, are one of the biggest challengers for the title, Roger Federer is not taking part at the event.

Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam tournament where Roger Federer triumphed only once as the Swiss Maestro skipped the event five times in the last seven years. This year, he's not playing again and in a recent interview, he said:

"I mean It's not going good, but I am happy with my progress. I wish I could be playing the Roland Garros right now and or any other tournament for that matter, but it is going to take some time."

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"Unfortunately, my knee has been playing a bit funny the last couple of years, but I am doing really well. Family is good. Everybody is fine, so everything is great actually," Federer said, per Sportskeeda.

In the recent days, the Swiss also attended a Formula 1 Grand Prix in Barcelona and about his experience, he said: "It was interesting to dive into another sport and it inspires me and motivates me to come back again. I was in the briefing room actually as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were talking to the team and telling them all the details, so it was incredible to see, very lucky."

"I cannot tell you any secrets. I was like what am I going in here. I am not supposed to know all this information so I am going to now forget it all again. I followed it a lot when I was younger and then we went on tour and it's so hard to follow everything on the road. This is my second time to a Formula 1 race so it was very exciting for me."

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