Roger Federer said learning Mandarin Chinese is not easy but very doable as people think. According to the Swiss, he has been learning Mandarin since last year.
Speaking to media, the 37-year-old man said he really enjoys Mandarin and maybe will pick up a few sentences with his team in China.
“It’s hard, but maybe I’ll pick up a few sentences here and there. What might be the reason for this? I don’t know. I have some time. I thought it would be fun. We did it together with the team.” Federer said.
“So I thought to change it up bit of just having a regular routine. I like languages in general. I speak Swiss German, German, French and English fluently. I thought a bit Mandarin, which I’ll never speak anyway, would just be a fun hour for me to learn some. It was a private lesson with the team who is here.
“They gave up after 10 minutes, and I was the guy who was saying the words and sentences. I was the guy who was really learning, not them.” Federer added.
Federer confirmed his appearance in the Shanghai Masters that will take place from 6 to 14 October 2018. He will seek his third in the event after defeating Gilles Simon in the 2014 final and Rafael Nadal in the 2017 championship battle.
When asked about tennis tournament in South Korea, Federer said he played twice in there. However, he admitted South Korea don’t have a tennis tournament so far.
“In South Korea, tennis popularity is instead getting decreased. I tried twice already. I played Rafa and Sampras there a few years ago. That was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it.” Federer said.
19-time Grand Slam champions Rogere Federer confirms he will play at Shanghai Masters this October. (Source:www.dailyexpress.co.uk)
“I had a good time in Seoul. I thought it was a nice city, definitely a place I could see myself coming back to play. The thing is now, exhibitions, to come to Asia for just a couple, it’s tough.
“They don’t have a tournament, so it doesn’t make it much easier. I think in not only just promoting tennis around the world or just in China, I’m trying to have it being popular all round Asia. I hope South Korea is also affected by this boom we have in the men’s game right now.
“I think it’s really in a good state. It’s unfortunate to hear that it’s decreasing. I wish it was good news. Look, I hope that in the future maybe there’s a tournament that I can visit and do some more promotion in South Korea.” Federer added.
