Roger Federer News: Swiss in Shaky Form Heading into French Open; Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic Still Favourites To Clash in Finals
Roger Federer is heading into the second Grand Slam championship tourney of the year with lots of questions to be answered, especially after welcoming the newest members of his family.
Federer, who recently absorbed an early exit at the hands of Jeremy Chardy in Rome last week, is already in Roland Garros as he attempts to familiarize himself with the court days ahead of the 2014 French Open joust.
However, things aren't looking optimistic for the Swiss Master in the upcoming clay-court battle in the heart of France. With the birth of his new set of twins followed by a shocking loss in Rome, Federer didn't have enough clay-court reps to get himself in tip-top shape for Roland Garros.
Although he managed to reach the finals of Monte Carlo Masters, playing against the likes of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on his weakest surface without proper preparation could spell trouble for the Swiss.
"It clearly has not been ideal preparation for the second Grand Slam of the year, which begins on Sunday. What his ambitions are at Roland Garros remain to be seen. A realistic tilt at the title, or simply to go there, enjoy it and get back in the thing of swings ahead of his most prolific Grand Slam in terms of win, Wimbledon,?" Jason Le Miere of International Business Times stated in his article.
"If he is to add to his record haul of Grand Slams, the last of which he won at Wimbledon in 2012, then, truth be told, it is unlikely to be on the clay in Paris. The slower surface has never been his best and it is increasingly difficult to see him grinding it out over seven best-of-five-sets matches on the physically demanding terre batue."
The 32-year old Federer has already hinted some detail about his looming retirement from the sports. As his family continues to expand, the 17-time Grand Slam champion admitted that it may take not more two years for him to continue playing in the circuit.
Father time is without a doubt approaching sooner than expected for Federer. But no matter what happens in the next two years, Fed-Ex has already delivered the goods for him to solidify his place among the greatest of all time.