Tennis-Results not age key factor for Federer now, says Woodbridge


  • Tennis
  • Sunday, 03 Jan 2021

Switzerland's Roger Federer. REUTERS/Toby Melville

(Reuters) - Roger Federer's results in 2021 are more likely than any age milestone to determine when his glittering career comes to an end, said Australian Todd Woodbridge, who thinks the Swiss master may yet have another Wimbledon triumph in him.

Last week the holder of 20 Grand Slam singles titles confirmed that fitness issues after two knee operations in 2020 mean that fans will not see him in action at the Australian Open in February for the first time in more than two decades.

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