Former Olympic Gold medalist suggests Roger Federer ‘will not enjoy’ playing without spectators


A lot of speculation was in the air before tennis maestro, Roger Federer shared a picture online saying that he is ‘Back to work‘ meaning, he has resumed the training sessions post his injury concerns ahead of the Australian Open 2021.
It was all good until a few days back, at an award show in his homeland, the 20-time Grand Slam winner said he wasn’t sure about travelling to the Australian Open next year as he still hasn’t achieved full fitness.
The Swiss who underwent two knee surgeries this year – once in February followed by another in May, was hoping to achieve full recovery by October. However, he is still a few months away from reaching the desired level of fitness to return.
Olympic champion Marc Rosset comes from the same country as Federer. He believes that Federer may not travel to Melbourne for the opening Grand Slam.
He is someone who feeds off the public: Marc Rosset

After heavy speculation in the news around the Melbourne Slam, Tennis Australia finally announced that the year’s first Major will kick off on February 8th.
Only a handful of spectators would be allowed into the stands owing to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former World No.9, Rosset suggested that Federer is a people’s player and it would serve him no purpose to play in a stadium as good as empty.
“Frankly, when you see the constraints imposed on players, that it should not be a lot of spectators, you wonder if he really has to take risks by going there. He is someone who feeds off the public. He would not take the same pleasure in these conditions and without his family by his side,” the former Swiss star said.
Moreover, if Federer were travelling to Melbourne, it would be without his family and the father of four kids, Roger draws no line between family and tennis. It is a whole for the Swiss.
Rosset said Federer isn’t one to choose his tennis over family or vice versa and said, “Roger never divides family life and tennis. It is a whole. He will not choose one or the other. At 39, he may have something else to do than go to Melbourne in such conditions in two months.”
While his availability is still uncertain, the postponement of the Major to February 8 has given Federer a three-week window to regain full fitness.
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