"But it's not about six months or whatnot. "We're going to reassess the situation after Wimbledon because, if I play really good here or really bad, I think it has an impact on how everything might look for the summer."Roger's been the best player, I think, this year, hands down, when he's been on court," said the sixth-seeded Raonic, a Canadian who was the 2016 runner-up to Andy Murray at Wimbledon. "At the moment things are not as simple as in the past. I would like to play as many tournaments as possible," said Federer, who won silver at London 2012 after losing the final to Murray.
"Still my feeling is I would like to go to the Olympics. On Friday, Murray was also selected to represent Great Britain in the delayed Tokyo Olympics next month and Federer - who turns 40 during the Games - says he will make a decision on his participation after Wimbledon.
"I hope he can go deep here or have a decent run. I thought he looked good," said Federer, who pulled out of the French Open before his last-16 match and lost in the Halle second round last week. "It was very nice sharing a court again with Andy.
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Murray played with eight-time champion Federer on an outside court at the All England Club on Friday, providing a treat for those people already working on site and able to see two of the game's greats at close quarters.įederer, 39, is also working his way back towards full fitness after a knee injury which needed two surgeries and kept him out of Grand Slam action for 16 months. Murray made his return to the singles court at Queen's last week, having not played for three months because of a niggling groin injury.Īfter beating France's Benoit Paire in his opening match, he lost to Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini and has since been continuing his Wimbledon preparation on the practice courts. 'Andy looks good' - Federer on Murray & the Olympics What's different when Wimbledon returns and what can we expect?.The Dane - who won the men's doubles title with Britain's Jonny Marray in 2012 - must self-isolate for 10 days and has been withdrawn from the tournament, having been deemed a close contact of his coach who has tested positive for Covid. One player who won't be featuring, however, is Frederik Nielsen. "We're a couple days out from Wimbledon, with all the players around, practising, everybody doing the media stuff, knowing that in a couple of days' time we'll be playing, not in front of a full crowd, but in front of a lot of people." "I know it's not normal, but it feels somewhat normal now. That's really something I've missed a lot. "I'm most excited about being in front of a big crowd and the fans. "I'm delighted that I can be back competing here again," added Murray. Murray's last appearance in the singles came when he limped out of the quarter-finals four years ago after losing in five sets to American Sam Querrey.Īfter two major hip surgeries, the 20 champion returns this year and will play in front of home fans as Wimbledon is part of the government's Event Research Programme. Still 'too white, male and posh'? How British tennis is trying to shake off 'elitist' tag.Wimbledon draw: Murray faces Basilashvili, British teenager Draper lands Djokovic.Wimbledon 2021 preview: Can Djokovic equal Nadal & Federer?.Murray will face 24th seed Basilashvili in the third match on Centre Court, meaning it will start about 17:30 BST. "I'm competing well with all of the players that I practised with." "I'm not going out there and getting whacked," said the 34-year-old Scot.
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