The Tennis ace Roger Federer, who was knocked out of Wimbledon after a defeat against Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals, said he hasn’t made any decision on retirement yet and insists on “time to regroup”.
The eight-time champion lost to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets of 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-0 at the All England Club on Wednesday. The 39-year-old received a standing ovation by the crowd on the Centre Court.
When asked whether it also might have been his last appearance here, he replied, “I don’t know. I really don’t know. I’ve got to regroup. My goal was to play another Wimbledon. The initial goal was to play last year. I was able to play this year.”
“It’s a struggle for me. I knew it was going to be hard, to be honest, but now I need to talk to the team, take time — not feel rushed by you guys or anybody — take time and work out the decision to take. I hope not, the goal is to play on,” said Roger Federer in the post-match press conference.
“With everything that comes after Wimbledon, we were always going to sit down and talk about it. Now that Wimbledon is over, I need to take a few days. We’ll take some time tonight, see how I feel, and then we’ll see what I can do to get in better shape and more competitive. I’m happy I made it as far as I did here. Of course, I’d like to play again, but at my age, you’re never sure what’s around the corner,” he said further.
Federer is now without a Slam since the 2018 Australian Open. He is scheduled to take part in Tokyo Olympics and the US Open this year.
