Federer says he can't even think of winning French Open


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP 250 - Geneva Open - Tennis Club de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland - May 18, 2021 Switzerland's Roger Federer during his round of 16 match against Spain's Pablo Andujar REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

(Reuters) - Roger Federer said he is not playing well enough to have a chance of winning the French Open after the Swiss' preparations for the claycourt Grand Slam were cut short in Geneva on Tuesday.

The 39-year-old was up 4-2 in the final set against world number 75 Pablo Andujar of Spain but lost the next four games to lose 6-4 4-6 6-4 in his only tuneup event on clay before the French Open starts on May 30.

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