![]() Stefan told me he could have played easily for another five years, but he chose not to … Today, players must be telling themselves it’s actually really enjoyable on tour, and the last years of my playing may be one year or six years, I don’t know, but I want to take it a bit easier, or just enjoy it a bit more. RF: It’s got something to do with that life on tour is actually nice. Now men and women, are playing very well after 30. Q: Roger, a couple years ago it was rare to see players over 30, and especially playing at a high level. I must say it’s very, very special, and I will always look back at as some of the best of my playing days. next thing you know you’re right in the mix. Roger federer wife tv#It was an amazing time back then, because those were the guys I knew from TV … Guys I maybe wanted to play against one day, but it’s such a faraway dream you don’t think it’s ever going to happen. RF: No, you think of the legends and great champions. Q: When you knocked off Sampras at Wimbledon in the match which sort of pushed you forward, did you look around you and say, “Look at all these old guys, Sampras,” or did you just play the game and not think about the age? So, no, I don’t feel like we’re being pushed out … We are going out on our own terms, which is nice. The youngest guys are usually 21, 22 years old. I feel there are many guys … my age still playing, and there’s not that many 18-year-olds … who I’m playing against. It’s not like I played pain-free up until last year. RF: You always have some niggling injuries or pain. Does your body not feel the way it did five years ago? Q: You look around, there are 18-year-olds playing you. Q: Have you ever had a time where people rooted against you? That’s why she was so excited and motivated to be back on the tour, with me in the supporting team more than as a player. Then she decided to come on tour with me, and I guess it extended her career a little bit. I thought it was a positive for me, because when she started traveling with me, she injured her heel and couldn’t walk … She was on crutches. But at the same time, I guess it must also be nice to have a girlfriend or wife who has nothing to do with tennis … doesn’t know everybody. Q: Did it help that Mirka was on the tour herself? Of course, in the back of my mind I always have family, friends, and everything … you can’t always run everything by Mirka … I take decisions in the team, but as a leader, I also have to make decisions myself. But at the same time, I also have to be able to make decisions all by myself and do what’s best for me as a tennis player. Some guys don’t get allowed to travel maybe three, four weeks in a row somewhere.The only request she had is that we spend as much as time as possible together, which is what I wanted anyway. It would have been easy for her to say, “Look, can we not change it up or do it different?” I hear stories. I’m happy that she always thought in my best interest for me and my career and never pulled me away. But she’s been very important in my life, not just as a tennis player, but overall. She’s okay missing one once in a while and not coming to practices anymore. It’s still very intense today, but we have kids and she’s seen 900 matches, I guess. She’s been involved to some degree, but involved, midway through our relationship … She came to every practice, every match, spent breakfast, lunch, and dinner together for years. Could you talk about the role Mirka has played in your life? He spoke very beautifully about how important it was having her in his camp, saying that it doesn’t matter what others thought, she was always there for him. Q: The the other day Pete was talking about the role his wife Bridgette played. Question: You may not want to answer this. 6-3 victory over Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, Roger Federer reflected on his wife, his tennis, and his life: ![]()
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