ATP: Claudio Mezzadri:”Federer will play on sand in 2018.”

In contrast to last year’s season, Swiss Roger Federer will play the tournaments on clay next year. This is confirmed by his compatriot and ex-pro Claudio Mezzadri, who also knows the secret behind Federer’s injury-free career.

Federer has had an incredibly strong year. His successes at the Australian Open and in Wimbledon earned him his Grand Slam triumphs number 18 and 19. But after his victory in Melbourne, FedEx decided to skip the entire clay court season, including the French Open.

He told me that he is planning the sand-court season in 2018,”recounts former world number 26 Claudi Mezzadri to SportFace.

“I met him in Basel for lunch and Roger is doing very well,”said Mezzadri,”He is a happy man and he is planning his career as well as possible. He’ll be playing for a few more years.”

In 2018, Federer enters his 21st year of life. season as a professional on the ATP tour. It is all the more astonishing that the father of two pairs of twins is still one of the best players in the world after about 1,400 matches.

Mezzadri seems to know the reason for this constant level of performance:”In talking to his coaches, I found out that Roger spends a few hours before his matches on stretching exercises and massages,”says Mezzadri,”and also after the games, stretching and resting for his back. That’s why it’s important that he plans his tournament program wisely so he doesn’t overdo it.”