Robert Federer was delighted about his son’s return to the top of the world rankings:”The world number one has always been very important to Roger, which is of course great,”said Robert Federer.
With his quarter-finals win over local hero Robin Haase, Federer regained the top of the world rankings at the ATP 500 tournament in Rotterdam more than 14 years after his first attempt,”This number 1 is probably the milestone in his career,” said Robert Federer.
The response from the fans was unbelievably high, up to “three times more news, mails and phone calls” than the triumphs in Wimbledon had been received, and the 71-year-old is not sure how long he will be able to defend the one,”he said.
To be precise, even if Rafael Nadal had won a tournament in Mexico, he would not have a chance of regaining the number one spot. But this only plays a minor role. In the foreground was to outwit Andre Agassi as the oldest world number one of all time. Robert Federer knows how his son achieved this goal:”Roger has now beaten the record, also thanks to the team that has always reacted and analysed correctly.