"I'm not far away" - Federer issues important comeback update

In an interview with Tages Anzeiger, Roger Federer spoke about his come back which is supposed to take place at the 2022 Laver Cup.

Later, the Swiss Maestro will play also the 2022 Swiss Indoors in Basel where he was very successful over the years. As he also hinted before, no one knows what happens then, but he would love to play during the 2023 season. In the interview, Roger Federer said:

"I haven't planned more than the Laver Cup and Basel yet. After Basel, the season is over anyway. It's important for me to get fit again so that I can train fully. Once I've done that, I can choose how many tournaments I play and where. The Laver Cup is a good start, I don't have to play five matches in six days."

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“I will have be able to do that in Basel. That's why I have to prepare for it in practice. I'm curious myself what's still to come. But I'm hopeful, I've come a long way. I'm not far away. The next three or four months will be extremely important.”

He also spoke about Nadal's triumph in Paris, when he said: “I didn't watch the final, I watched the quarter-final (against Djokovic) a bit before I went to sleep. In general, it's just unbelievable what Rafa has achieved. The record of Pete Sampras, which I beat, was 14 Grand Slam titles."

"Now Rafa won the French Open 14 times. That's unbelievable. I was happy for him that he did it again. Hats off to Rafa. After the tenth, eleventh time, I already thought: This can't be. He keeps raising the bar. It's gigantic.”

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