Roger Federer has just ended one of the most successful seasons of his fantastic career, and he is already thinking about 2018.
This year, the Swiss Maestro and his (former) nemesis Rafael Nadal have surprised everyone after staging an incredible comeback. Roger won 7 titles and he ended the season as world no.2 while Rafa conquered 6 titles ending 2017 at the top of the rankings.
What about 2018?
Roger thinks that the start of the new season could be “cool” as some other players should stage a comeback after a prolonged break. Djokovic, Murray, Wawrinka, Nishikori, Raonic, and Berdych are the big fishes that have been sidelined by injuries in 2017 and that will try to emulate Roger and Rafa’s comeback in 2018.
During a recent interview, Roger commented
“Coming back is always a challenge for the body. It’s a challenge for the team because you got to be extremely patient yet positive.
Not so easy. So, I expect obviously from the likes of who have been extremely high up in the rankings, who have won Slams like Stan, Andy, and Novak, of course, I expect greatness from them … at some stage, not maybe from the very beginning. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it worked out for them as well, like for me. And Rafa.
I also hope Kei, Tomas, and Milos all find their way back on tour and prefer to be in Australia because that would make it quite epic, a comeback for all the guys. Then you mix them together with the new guys from the World Tour Finals who have just come off a great year, obviously are confident, want to stay in the top 10. They are sort of weaving their way in. ‘Not so fast, guys, we also want to make it.’ You have the young guys coming through.
It could be a very cool start to the year.”
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