Sport tip Federer may miss the Masters in Paris
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer may miss the latest Masters tournament in Paris, which begins on October 28th. The race of hard courts in the Bercy Hall is not included in the calendar featuring Federer on his official site. Last season, the Swiss reached the semifinals in the French capital, where he lost dramatically to Serbian Novak Djokovic 6:7 (6), 7:5, 6:7 (3). The 38-year-old Federer yesterday played a match number 1500 in his professional career, recording his 1232nd win 6:2, 6:1 over qualifier Peter Goyovchik (Germany) in the first round of the Basel home race.
He admitted that his participation in Paris is uncertain, as he wants to prepare as well as possible for the ATP final tournament predicted by bestsportpredictions in London from 10 to 17 November. `Basel and London are more important, but I still want to play in Paris, ` said Federer.
`Last year at Bersi and this season of Roland Garros was fantastic. But at this stage I don`t know if I will play at Bersi. I need two to act smart, to judge by my physical condition. `he added.
The 20-time Grand Slam record holder Federer is the second tennis player in history to reach the 1, 500-match mark after Jimmy Connors (USA), who ended his career with 1, 556 appearances. The Swiss has a total of 102 titles, 9 of which are at home in Basel, where he is already in a series of 21 consecutive wins.
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