Roger Federer and his coaching team ‘positive’ and ‘planning for next season’, says Ivan Ljubicic

Roger Federer thought about retirement this year, but he is now focused on making a return next year, according to his coach Ivan Ljubicic. The Swiss was forced to call a premature end to his 2020 tennis campaign after he underwent two knee operations in the space of a few months. In an interview at the beginning of July, Federer admitted that he considered retirement, saying “I have had to consider if I really want to keep going (with my career)”. Ljubicic has also played down talk of retirement and says they are “positive” about next year. “Everything is under control. We are planning the next season,” he told Novi List. “It is a wish and a dream for everything to be like in 2017 (when Federer made a successful return to tennis following surgery), but it is clear that every situation is new. Anyway, we have one positive experience, so we are all positive.” Source: tennis365

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