RF Tennis News 2022

Thank you Marly for cheering us up!!!

From Simon Graf - June 11, 2022:

Today,@rogerfederer opened one of 31 nature-oriented playgrounds in Switzerland that
@rogerfedererfdn financed. 69 more will follow.


Remo Inderbitzin

I spoke to him about his comeback plans. He sounds optimstic: "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.”

“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.”

Does he want to return to the tour in 2023, if his knee plays along? “Yes, definitely. How and where, I don't know yet. But that would be the idea. Definitely.”

He also spoke about Nadal’s victory: “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.”

twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonGraf1

Thank you Marly!! Its still a long time to wait!!!

Sports Journalist weighs in on Roger’s comeback :

“ I think Roger Federer's attempt to return to play is truly commendable.

Although he is almost 41 years old, he is working hard to give himself one last ride on the circuit. He is asking a lot of himself, but he loves tennis and thinks it is worth it. Last year he tried a shy comeback, but he realized almost immediately that he was not in condition.

He had to withdraw from Roland Garros to protect his knee, he suffered a bad defeat against Aliassime in Halle and arrived at Wimbledon with a thousand doubts. Although he had all these problems, he still reached the quarterfinals on the London grass.

How long will he keep playing? It is not easy to answer this question. In my opinion he will play until next year's Wimbledon, unless there are further relapses. If the results don't live up to his name, his plans could change.

Anyway, I still see him on the court in 2023.”

Posting it here since it relates to Wimby, but Cromar if you think it fits better on the Off Court thread let me know!

Roger is at Wimbledon today, for the CC 100 years Ceremony!


wcr would be very happy with who is accompanying Rog

Roger appearance today at the Wimbledon Center Court 100 years Ceremony!

"A special evening in the southeast of Amsterdam. Children associated with the Esther Vergeer Foundation and the Richard Krajicek Foundation received a tennis clinic from none other than Roger Federer. Richard Krajicek and Esther Vergeer were also present" Twitter Roger

LATEST ABOUT ROGER: Roger will be flying to Miami quite soon mainly for commercial purposes but however he will be training and an American doctor will check his to see if he can any tournament ( not sure which ones)


twitter Josephine Rivalland

Look who's training again!  

Roger pic.twitter.com/TF1t90JHPc

— Allez Roger (@fedrermoment) August 21, 2022

^^^^ Boy, isn't he a tease!! Roger are you training- as in training to come back- or training for a commercial?

Trois coups droits, c’est très peu ...

ph∞be wrote:^^^^ garçon, n’est-il pas une taquinerie !! Roger vous entraînez-vous - comme à l’entraînement pour revenir - ou vous entraînez-vous pour une publicité?

And, what about the little hop at the end?

LATEST UPDATE ABOUT ROGER: Roger is planning to play the 2023 season and we will soon find about his calendar ( according to someone close to his team)


twitter Josephine Rivalland

Great news! Can't wait! And LC is less than a month away!

I can't verify if the twitter reports are true...but the most recent information that supposedly came from Tony Godsick is now posted on TennisHead.net:

A setback in Roger Federer’s comeback casts doubt over his Laver Cup participation…

Roger Federer might not be fit in time to return to court at this month’s Laver Cup after further complications with his right knee.

According to Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, the 41-year-old has run into more troubles in his recovery, forcing him to reduce his physical preparation, saying: “he has liquid in his right knee and it has become inflamed”


Tony Godsick confirmed that "Roger is trying very hard to train for the Laver Cup & Basel.  He is experiencing significant pain in his right knee again...so he has had to take some more rest..."

So can anyone verify this "news"?

I read it on Tennis.com
https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/roger-federer-s-laver-cup-return-thrown-into-question

and was so saddened by it. I just can't see him coming back anymore. I'm not sure how he will say goodbye and I'm not sure I want him to come back. I do not wish him to re-injure himself or compromise his desire for an active life - skiing and playing soccer and tennis with his kids.