Speaking to Eurosport, Mats Wilander compared Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, who won eight and six Wimbledon titles respectively. Mats said: “The thing that Novak Djokovic does better than anyone else on grass is to defend himself and fight back.
It is not at all easy to overturn the inertia of the exchange on the grass. Roger Federer was dominant at Wimbledon, but in a very different way. Nole’s tennis is less suited to grass, at least on paper. Many players move well on clay and hard courts, but Djokovic is the only one who can do it even on grass pitches.
He has an out-of-the-ordinary elasticity, which allows him to always find the right balance.” John McEnroe also commented on Federer: “Roger is a living legend, we all know that. I’ve always idolized Rod Laver and I think Federer is something of an up-to-date Laver.
The Swiss has had a very long career, we have been able to admire him countless times on the tennis court. We can no longer expect anything from him, he must do what makes him happy.”
Roger Federer’s come back
Roger Federer was unable to take part in this edition of Wimbledon, as he is still struggling with rehabilitation after yet another surgery on his right knee.
The former world number 1, who hasn’t played an official match for exactly one year, has experienced a real ordeal in the last two seasons and ended up under the knife three times. Barring further unforeseen circumstances, the Swiss phenomenon will return to the Laver Cup at the end of September, and then compete in the ATP in Basel in the autumn.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion has revealed that he wants to play some tournaments again next year. We recall that Federer had tried a timid return in 2021, but things had not gone as he hoped. He only played 13 games, with a balance of nine wins and four defeats.
The round of 16 at Roland Garros and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon were too meager a booty for a legend like himr. From there came the decision to have knee surgery again.
