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Roger Federer has opened up about life in the biosecurity bubble at Wimbledon, saying it was “terrible” to be away from his family.
The Swiss legend has become the oldest man in open era to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals Monday with a 7-5 6-4 6-2 victory over Lorenzo Sonego, the 23rd Italian seed.
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The 39-year-old appears to have found his best form at exactly the right time and says he’s enjoying his tennis again.
But his Wimbledon victories came with a tinge of sadness that his wife Mirka and their four children are not here with him.
“Well, terrible,” Federer said after his third round victory when asked about life in the Wimbledon bubble and being away from his family.
“I haven’t seen them, I’m not with them and that’s not good in itself.
“I talk to them you know, three times a day, I check with Mirka if everything is fine at home.”
Federer was also forced to part ways with his family at Roland Garros last month and will likely do so again if he plays in the Tokyo Olympics.
“For me, it’s not a problem to come to Paris and do [the bubble] for two weeks, going from the hotel to the club “, Federer said at Roland Garros.
“But having four kids in a bubble isn’t really going to work for me, so we have this situation here and we will see it again at Wimbledon, and maybe also at the Olympics.”
Federer said he and Mirka have decided to see how things go at Wimbledon before calling for the Tokyo Games.
“My first thought with Mirka is to go through Wimbledon, see how it goes and how it goes, and we’ll go from there,” he said.
“Our initial goal was to get in shape for the turf season, and for Wimbledon in particular, but so far everything is fine, everything is fine at home from everything I hear from Mirka.
“She’s got things under control and the kids aren’t fully behaving yet and I’m not worried here.”
Federer cautious as Wimbledon welcomes full crowds again
After his victory on Monday, Federer cautiously welcomes the return capacity crowds at the All England Club.
From the start of the women’s quarter-finals on Tuesday until the men’s final on Sunday, organizers can drop the 50 percent capacity rule that has been in place since the start of the tournament.
The cap was part of a deal allowing fans to attend as the country slowly emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic which in 2020 resulted in the cancellation of Wimbledon for the first time since World War II.
“I’m still not one hundred percent convinced we’re on the other side. I still think there’s more to come,” Federer said of his fears of another wave.
“Last year in the summer we also felt the same, super positive, with a few instances here and there.
“It looked very promising and then everything changed again later in the year.”
“We’ll see how it goes now that we have a hundred percent capacity. I mean, it already seemed almost a hundred percent, to be completely honest, because the fans here at Wimbledon, they’re doing such a good job. work to make us feel so special.
“A hundred percent crowd is going to be amazing. Playing the night session in Paris was five people. The difference is huge.”
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