"It was like the end of a career"

Roger Federer talks about the stony years spent in an interview with "ESPN" and expects a Promise

The return to the ATP Tour 2017 could not have been more impressive: after a six-month break, the Basel player returns as if he had never been absent. Of course, the absence of match of the first week of the Australian Open tournament in January is still noticeable, but at the latest in the dream final against his rival Nadal, Federer shows a better shape than ever

. In an interview, Federer speaks himself about the times of stone. When he is forced to undergo surgery as a result of a meniscus injury at the Australian Open in 2016 and that he has back problems later in the season, Roger is not sure: "I had doubts.I think you can understand that.It was like the end of the career." Federer must finish the season after leaving Wimbledon because of the aftermath of the knee injury and the Rio Olympics.

36-year-old just the beginning Two years later, he is richer in three Grand Prix titles Slam and a few weeks as the world's number 1. With 57 games played in the year back, he only lost five times in the square.How to do that?

The father of four is focusing on the moment: "When I'm in training, I like to do some exercise. When I go on vacation, I go on vacation. Then he was not stressed and could just enjoy it. That's not the reason he's back on the tennis court. The return to the ATP tour is scheduled for mid-August in Cincinnati. And if it's going to Basel, he will not let his fans down so fast: "I'll keep going until 40 – maybe not on the tour."

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