Roger Federer will turn 40 next year and he is still at the very top of his sport. The Swiss sensation has managed to preserve his body while keepingup with his incredible results. Roger has inspired many people and athletes in his career and soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo is one of them.
During a recent interview, the Portuguese stated that he wanted to stay at the top of the game even if he is well in his 30s. Cristiano took Roger Federer as an example on how to stay fit and competitive at this age to comment:
“At 33 years you start to think that you are going downhill. I want to continue in sports, in football. People will look at me and say, ‘Cristiano was an incredible player but now he’s slow’.
I don’t want that. You can take care of your body a lot, but that’s not the problem. It depends – from your head, from your motivation and from experience, which I think is the most difficult thing. In sport you can gain maturity. Look at Federer in tennis, he is 37 or 38 and still at the top.”
Federer rehabilitation
Roger is currently in Dubai where he will try to get ready to compete in the Australian Open that will take place in February. However, during a recent in an interview, he conceded that he is running against time and he might skip the first slam of the year. Roger focus will lie mostly on Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open and therefore if he won’t feel fit he will not take a chance in Melbourne.
Roger Federer in 2020
Now ranked no.5, Federer played his last match on the 30th of January when he was overcome by Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open (draw).
Roger Federer’s latest run at the Australian Open was the best achievement of his season.
