Proof that Federer is not playing clay tune ups in 2018

[kevaninho]

This entire debate will be sadly resurrected in 2019 with the same result. Fed has retired from clay and now I seriously doubt he'll he'll even have a farewell try at the FO. He's done on the dirt and realized it's the best way to prolong his career and remain healthy.

Well let me put it to you as a Fed fan.
Would you not rather he just came out and said he wasn't playing it ever again?
I agree that this whole hysteria over will he/ wont he play clay thing, is ridiculous.

 

[EloQuent]

Why is the best player ever saying clay is a fake surface treated as controversial and not as an opinion we should be listening to?

He's right. It plays differently and rewards less interesting play. In what other sport do you have players who can only play is certain conditions?