Roger Federer says he would like to play for in any event another a few years and that his “mindset is for the long term” in evaluating his tennis future.
Federer, who has not played since re-harming his surgically repaired left knee at Wimbledon in July, will make his competition return in the January 1-7 Hopman Cup group occasion at Perth, speaking to Switzerland with Belinda Bencic.
The 35-year-old Federer said Friday he doesn’t know of the frame he’ll create upon his arrival, however that retirement isn’t a piece of his manner of thinking.
“Only when I get asked do I think of things like this,” said Federer, who has 17 Grand Slam singles titles, the most of any male player.
“I don’t see it like this, that this could be my last Australian trip, even though it might very well be,” he added. “I’m really positive. I took these six months off so I would be playing for hopefully another two to three years, not just another six months or so. So my mindset is for the long term.”
Federer hasn’t won a Grand Slam singles title since Wimbledon in 2012 and, with his harm, has slipped to No. 16 on the planet rankings.
“Winning titles is a beautiful feeling; rankings at the moments … completely secondary,” Federer said Friday. “As long as I’m healthy and injury free I think I can really do some damage.”
Federer and Bencic start play against Britain, spoke to by Heather Wilson and Dan Evans, on Monday night at Perth Arena.
Protecting champions Australia, spoke to by Daria Gavrilova and Nick Kyrgios, start play Sunday night against Spain.
Americans Coco Vandeweghe and Jack Sock go up against Czech Republic’s Lucie Hradecka and Adam Pavlasek prior Sunday in the men’s singles, ladies’ singles and blended pairs organize.
