Federer uncertain on All England Club return

Digitalvedant449908 Jul, 2021Sport

Roger Federer is unsure if he will make a return to Wimbledon, after the 20-time grand slam champion lost to Hubert Hurkacz in Wednesday?s quarter-final. Federer slipped to a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 defeat on Centre Court, with the 39-year-old failing to take the chance to become the oldest male to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals in the Open Era. Having taken the majority of 2020 out to recover from knee surgery, Federer had played in four tournaments prior to this year?s grass-court grand slam, but failed to progress beyond the round of 16 in any of them. He made it a step further at Wimbledon yet fell well short against world number 18 Hurkacz. Following Federer?s defeat, another legend of the Wimbledon courts ? Boris Becker ? suggested the end of the road may be approaching for the world number eight, who turns 40 in August. And asked in a post-match news conference if he would be returning to Wimbledon, Federer conceded he is uncertain.