Federer's comment on retirment and Olympics 2016
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TheMagicianOfPrecision
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He was joking. Thread closed.
I just realized that, I took it out of context, Sorry.
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MindoverMatter
Professional
exactly what it says on the tin?
cork_screw
Hall of Fame
Being 35 years old and saying you may retire from a sport that rarely sees people at that age isn't a crazy idea. You make it seem like fed is going to go on forever. All good things come to an end. Nothing lasts forever.
above bored
Semi-Pro
He was joking that the time between now and the next Olympic games would give him time to do that, à la Justin Henin. He actually hopes to continue till then without interruption if he is fit and health. Link to interview below.
From his tone in the interview and his gracious ackhnowledgment of Murray's superiority, I would say he is going to retire this year. He seems satisfied with silver as he almost lost to Falla and DP. He seems at peace with the world and has lost the testosterone to destroy his opponents. This is the time to retire.
ATXtennisaddict
Hall of Fame
In that case, thank goodness I got my US Open tix this year.
above bored
Semi-Pro
Don't worry, Federer is going to be around for a few years yet if he remains healthy and will probably achieve more than any other player in their 30s was able to in the open era.
nothingfails
Rookie
Why in hell would he make a stupid joke like that ? He makes it perfectly clear that he will have retired by 2016 and that he may come back for the Rio games.
veritech
Hall of Fame
sure sounded like a joke. his humor might be a little different from yours.
anyways, the federer interview in the link above, i don't mean to sound like a federer fanboy, but that interview was ABSOLUTE CLASS from roger.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
If he gets 313 weeks and one more slam (preferably wimbledon, beating doper in the final) I will let him retire. Oh and it would also be nice
to save 4 match points against djoko at a GS.
what is so significant about 313? He already has the record.
313 is so significant because it is a palindrome...then again, so is 292 and 303.
Agassi won a slam at 32 and was in a GS final at 33 (before that people also won slams at 35+ I believe)
Federer can do it, play until 2016, but it'll be difficult, despite being the greatest at the moment, once again.
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Devilito
Hall of Fame
the toughest losses are the close matches that you know you could / should have won. I don’t see this as a tough loss for Fed. He just won Wimbledon and is 1 in the world and is obviously not terribly upset after his loss today. The match wasn't close at all, he played poorly and he knows it. Given the entire tournament he's even lucky to have made the finals. He’s going to regroup and come on strong at the US Open and indoor season for sure.
Federer20042006
Banned
As long as he is healthy and motivated he is going to play. His body will tell him when it's time to stop. The question is, will he listen before he does any long-term damage, a la Agassi?
He's definitely back next year. I don't think he has any plans to retire any time soon, but it's just going to be a year to year thing.
He's definitely back next year. I don't think he has any plans to retire any time soon, but it's just going to be a year to year thing.
Tennis_Hands
Banned
It is because he knows exactly what is the value of the Olympic tennis tournament.
Unlike some of the posters here, who are going crazy every time OG are being mentioned.
Read his interview comments. Olympics is very important to him.
TennisTalkGuru
Banned
OG is like an ex-gf you longer life. Sure you tell her how much you care for her and how much she means to you, but you know, not really
. Your heart always belongs to the slams.TennisTalkGuru
Banned
^^^*LOVE not life
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
He just won Wimbledon this year, he ain't stopping at the end of the year.
He'll play out 2013 that's for sure.
Raging Buddha
Semi-Pro
A year is 52 weeks + 1 day (in a leap year, 2 days). So for six years, it's 312 weeks +6 days +1 day for a leap year (or 2 for 2 leap years), so 313 is the closest to six years overall.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Roger Federer: "Andy was much better than I was today in many aspects of the game. For me, it’s been a great month. I won Wimbledon, became World No. 1 again, and I got silver. Don’t feel too bad for me. I am very, very proud honestly to have won a silver [medal].
"Murray’s an amazing player already. I thought he played a very, very good Wimbledon championship. So for me what I was happy to see is that he didn’t have a let-down after the Wimbledon final. It’s easy to come back, best-of-three, go out third round maybe. You just feel more horrible. But he didn’t do that. He came, he won gold. I think this is how champions react."
On whether he will compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics: "I hope so. I said it before the tournament that it's not impossible that I could take part in Rio. It’s not front and centre in my mind. But, of course, I’d love an Olympic gold in singles.”
"Murray’s an amazing player already. I thought he played a very, very good Wimbledon championship. So for me what I was happy to see is that he didn’t have a let-down after the Wimbledon final. It’s easy to come back, best-of-three, go out third round maybe. You just feel more horrible. But he didn’t do that. He came, he won gold. I think this is how champions react."
On whether he will compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics: "I hope so. I said it before the tournament that it's not impossible that I could take part in Rio. It’s not front and centre in my mind. But, of course, I’d love an Olympic gold in singles.”
roysid
Hall of Fame
52 weeks is 364 days. So there's one day more in the year. For 6 years it will be six days more. So another week means safely completed 6 years as No. 1
Federer20042006
Banned
He wouldn't decline that much. There is no new blood. That should keep him in the Top 10 until 35, if he chooses to keep playing that long...and if he stays healthy.
Raonic? Basically Isner with slightly better beginning ground strokes. Dimitrov? Ha. He'll never develop. Tomic? Maturity problems he may never overcome. Ryan Harrison? What's his ceiling, Ferrer?
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decades
Guest
what do I make of it? he will be almost 35. I would be surprised if he said anything other than this.
Feather
Legend
52 weeks is 364 days. So there's one day more in the year. For 6 years it will be six days more. So another week means safely completed 6 years as No. 1
Even better
I also want him to touch 313 then
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