Roger Federer ‘won’t return to Wimbledon’ as retirement fears raised

John McEnroe doubts Federer’s chances of winning Wimbledon

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Roger Federer may never return to Wimbledon and will now be considering his future after the shock loss to Hubert Hurkacz, according to Boris Becker. Federer, 39, was unable to make it past his Polish opponent with Novak Djokovic going on to win the Grand Slam.

Federer had two knee surgeries in 2020 but looked back to his best in the first week of the tournament.

In the end it wasn’t to be though as Hurkacz stunned him in the last eight dashing dreams of another Federer triumph.

Tennis legend Becker thinks it may have been the last appearance for the Swiss at Wimbledon and retirement will be on his mind.

“I have a feeling he won’t be returning to Wimbledon next summer, especially after what happened in the quarter-finals,” the German star told Tennis Head.

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“I think it was a huge shock to him.

“I think Roger arrived at Wimbledon thinking everything was going according to plan.

“He had recovered from his knee problems, he had used the clay to get back in shape and recover confidence to reach the bottom (latter stages) of the Championships.

“I don’t think he showed up in London with the thought of retirement in his head, but now he might consider it. The way he lost to Hubert Hurkacz changed things.”

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Fellow legend John McEnroe thinks Federer’s Grand Slam credentials are also on the wane and believes Djokovic will end up with the most successes in history.

He explained: “As far as the Grand Slam is concerned, I have quite clear ideas about how things will end.

“I believe that Roger Federer will never win a Grand Slam title again, he will certainly remain at 20, Rafa will win a maximum of one other while Djokovic can last on the circuit for another three or four years and I think he can win up to another five Grand Slams.

“This is my prediction even though it will all depend on the health of each player.

“If nothing sensational happens, I think Novak Djokovic will be the player with the most Grand Slam titles in history.”

Federer, Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are regarded as the three best to have ever played the sport.

Federer has 20 Grand Slam titles to his name – the same number as Djokovic and Nadal as the debate goes on as to who is the greatest.

Federer is expected to play at the Tokyo Olympics as he looks to add a gold medal to his impressive list of accomplishments.

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