Roger Federer (R) of Switzerland and Novak Djokovic of Serbia (Photo : REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah)
Satisfied with his solid run on the hard-court season, Roger Federer enters the clay-court season bursting with confidence as he glances on another opportunity to rack up more trophies and further enhance his legacy as the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer has already won two tournaments this season, clinching his 1000th career win to bag the Brisbane International Open and successfully defending his title in Dubai. The Swiss Master also had clinical run at the Indian Wells Open and gave reining world’s no.1 Novak Djokovic a run for his money in the final round of the first Masters 1000 tournament of the year.
For the 33-year old Federer, the things he accomplished in the first quarter of the season were enough for him to feel great leading up to the clay-court season, where the competition has become more wide-open with Rafael Nadal struggling to fix his diminishing mental game.
Federer, who got plenty of rest after skipping the Miami Masters, is really confident about his current physique and preparation ahead of what would surely be a grueling clay-court season.
After paying a visit to Monaco’s Royalty and doing other extra-curricular activity, Federer believed everything is all set for him to make a serious campaign on the red dirt.
“I am feeling good about my game and my fitness. It has been good to work on that for the last few weeks. I came here early on Thursday to practice on Centre Court, which is something I have not always had the chance to do. Clearly I feel I have done all the right things to prepare for the clay court season now,” Federer told ATP news.
Federer is scheduled to take on long-time campaigner Jeremy Chardy of France on Wednesday to kick-start his Monte Carlo Masters, a tournament that has remained elusive for the 17-time Grand Slam champion up to this point.
