New article from today on Fed's training and plans for 2021. Oldmanfan posted some of the audio portions of this previously, this is the print version:
Roger Federer: "The Olympics, my biggest goal"
In a video chat this weekend, the Balois spoke about his semi-confinement in Switzerland, the family appeal to Japan and the season ahead. In his sights especially, the Olympic Games.
After 22 years on the ATP circuit road, Roger Federer has, due to injuries
(note: double knee operation) and the coronavirus pandemic, spent several months in the same place for the first time in a long time. And so made the most of his family to recharge the batteries before the home stretch of his career. "I was rather well occupied during the semi-confinement in Switzerland, between activities with the family, my rehabilitation, and the resumption of training." Federer explained during a video exchange for a Japanese platform during the weekend. "But it was wonderful to be home and enjoy the family."
Weaned from competition for several months, the Swiss, now 39 years old, will attack 2021 with hunger pangs. And, if he is currently preparing for the Australian Open, the man with the 20 Grand Slams has especially emphasized the Olympic Games for the coming season.
"My major aspiration is to be there for the Olympics, that's my biggest goal,” said Roger Federer, interviewed by Kei Nishikori, also sponsored by Uniqlo. "Maybe selfishly I can say that it was not a bad thing for me that the Games were moved, with the problems I had last season. But yes, it is clearly the one of my big goals. I really hope that I will be able to come back to Tokyo and Japan for this event."
Roger Federer knows the region well having visited it with his family last year. And it is likely to come back to it more and more often as part of its partnership with Uniqlo. That's good, his whole family likes it a lot. “Mirka loves the country and the culture, too, and my kids still talk so much about Japan, I'm really amazed at how much this experience left a positive memory for them.”
If the Games can take place this summer, the Maestro will try to conquer the only great title that has escaped him so far: a gold medal in singles. It remains to be seen whether he will line up in doubles with Stan Wawrinka, as when they were crowned in Beijing in 2008. “With Roger, we have not yet talked about the Olympic Games,” explained Stan during the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, a month ago. It is very far, not only if we take into account the tennis program but also with everything that is happening in the world at the moment. It is very difficult to project yourself, to talk about what will happen in nine months. Because we don't know where we will be at that time. ”
https://www.lematin.ch/story/roger-...sGrwVy724-Lm8t4aeC-theTJpiAVzlyd3GUzmnIgR_H54