No plans to retire: Roger Federer intends to soldier on

TIL Desk Sports/ Roger Federer intends to keep going after his loss to Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the 2020 Australian Open. Federer, who was hampered by a groin injury which had first cropped up during his quarter final against Tennys Sandgren, lost 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-3.

“Well, I thought I was going to make it, to be honest,” Federer told reporters. “I went for a scan that same night (after the Sandgren match), was all right. After that, well, we didn”t push it. I didn”t practice. I took a day off the next day. I don”t think I would have gone on court if I felt like I had no chance to win.”

He however is happy with the way the tournament went. Federer has had a tough run in Melbourne, having played two five-setters in the run-up to the semi-final. “At the end of the day I”m very happy. I think I overall played all right. I know I can play better. At the same time I also know I can play much worse. With no tournaments beforehand, I think it”s a very, very good result,” he said.