‘He will come back only when he is at his very best,’ Thomas Fabbiano shares his experience training with Roger Federer


‘He will come back only when he is at his very best,’ Thomas Fabbiano shares his experience training with Roger Federer

Italian Thomas Fabbiano has been on the tour for quite some time and has been as high as 75th in the world. The Italian recently shared his thoughts on practicing with 20-time Major winner Roger Federer.

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Fabbiano weighed in on how good the Swiss maestro was at fatherly duties, sharing an anecdote that involved Roger, his mother Lynette and his kids. “Roger is also a very good father,” Fabbiano said.

“His boys were training next to our court with grandmother Lynette and they sometimes made fun of him when he made unforced errors. It was just hilarious!”

Thomas Fabbiano says that Roger Federer is playing only at his 60% capability

Fabbiano and Federer

Thomas Fabbiano was also asked about the prospect of Roger Federer playing on clay before the grass season arrives.

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“I trained with Federer in Dubai for a few days in March,” he said.

“He is having fun, he is doing pretty well. Of course for his standards he may not even be at 60 percent so he will come back only when he is at his very best in order to win big titles again.”

Fabbiano is to play 13th seed Hubert Hurkacz in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters after winning his two Qualifying matches.

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