The real reason Roger Federer refuses to retire

Roger Federer, the 6-foot 1-inch genius, is truly a Swiss ace, who has the most impressive stats you will ever find in an athlete. He constitutes a blend of tennis greats like Pete Sampras, Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, and Arthur Ashe, and hence, is considered much better than the lot. Blossoming his tennis skills at the age of 8, he’s well known for his techniques, natural ability, cool and composed temperament. Federer doesn’t seem to be slowing down, despite conventional wisdom and the body of a 37-year-old suggesting he probably should. According to Fox Sports Australia commentator Sam Groth, that’s likely one reason Federer is playing on; the tennis superstar set to compete at Roland Garros for the first time in four years. “I definitely think that record is in danger,” Groth told foxsports.com.au. “I think it’s probably one of the reasons we still see Roger playing. Obviously, he loves competing and loves being out there, but I think there’s no way that he wants that record to be broken. Obviously, Rafa and Novak are both not that far away. But the form that Novak has shown since Wimbledon last year — he’s won the last three slams — and the last time he went on this sort of run, he racked up 6 or so in a couple of years, he’s got that same sort of form going again. I think from Roger’s point of view, it’s not something that he’d want to see — Novak coming up in the rear-view mirror to that record.”

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