Roger Federer He returned to the courts this Friday to play a double exhibition match in Shanghai.
Before playing, the Swiss reflected in their statements at the Masters 1,000 on the withdrawal of Rafa Nadal and the “changing of the guard” taking place in the world of tennis.
The man who is for many the best tennis player in history believes that the legends of his team, little by little, are starting to take a step aside.
“We feel the changing of the guard. Serena Williams And Andy Murray outgoing, Rafa closer and closer. Novak obviously he had a rough year overall, but then he won the Olympics and claimed what he always wanted to do, that elusive Olympic gold medal. It was incredible for him,” he began.
Without Nadal or him and with Novak Djokovic’s farewell drawing closer, they enter the scene Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
“So, yes, you feel like everything is changing and Sinner and Alcaraz are winning two Grand Slams each, it shows you that the wave is really coming now“, he explains.
“Changes are happening and they are consistent, They are fantastic to see“added Federer.
In fact, the former number 1 is an avowed fan of the Murcian: “Seeing Alcaraz live at the Laver Cup in Berlin was impressive. He’s a wonderful player and I think a lot of people are going to have fun watching it in the future too.”
