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Roger Federer said he is “definitely” planning to get back to top-level tennis in 2023, yet added that he had not made any substantial arrangements beyond his scheduled appearances at the Laver Cup and his home tournament in Basel later this year.
Federer, who will be 41 in August, has not played since July last year, when he was knocked out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals against Hubert Hurkacz.
Recently, Federer affirmed his plans to collaborate with Spaniard Rafa Nadal at the Laver Cup in London, prior to contending at the Swiss Indoors competition.
“Yes, definitely. How and where, I don’t know yet. But that would be the idea.” Federer told when asked if he wanted to return to the ATP tour in 2023.
“I haven’t planned more than the Laver Cup and Basel yet. After Basel, the season is over anyway. It’s important for me to get fit again so that I can train fully. Once I’ve done that, I can choose how many tournaments I play and where.
“The Laver Cup is a good start, I don’t have to play five matches in six days. I will have be able to do that in Basel. But I’m hopeful, I’ve come a long way. I’m not far away.”
Federer’s Laver Cup colleague Nadal crushed Norway’s Casper Ruud to guarantee a record-expanding fourteenth Roland Garros crown recently.
y and large, it’s simply staggering what Rafa has accomplished,” Federer said. “The record of Pete Sampras, which I beat, was 14 Grand Slam titles.
“In general, it’s just unbelievable what Rafa has achieved,” Federer said. “The record of Pete Sampras, which I beat, was 14 Grand Slam titles.
“Now Rafa won the French Open 14 times. That’s unbelievable. I was happy for him that he did it again. Hats off to Rafa. After the 10th, 11th time, I already thought, ‘This can’t be’. He keeps raising the bar. It’s gigantic.”
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