Published 17:47 IST, October 16th 2019

Roger Federer opens up about his rivalry with Nadal and Djokovic

Roger Federer has revealed in an interview that he will not be extending his career just to stop Nadal and Djokovic from beating his Grand Slam record.

Reported by: Divyam Jain
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Tennis star Roger Federer has revealed in an interview that he will t be extending his career just to stop Rafael Nal and vak Djokovic from beating his Grand Slam record. Roger Federer currently les all-time list of 20 Major tournaments but as far as this year is concerned, Nal and Djokovic have ded two titles to ir total which means that Nal has 19 Grand slams, one behind Federer and four ahe of Djokovic, who is on 16. 

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Federer opens up

In an interview, Federer was posed a question, if it was a motivation for him that Nal and Djokovic will break his record. To which Swiss tennis player said that he guessed that it is a little bit of motivation but t a reason why is he on tour. Federer said that he trying to achieve as much he can. He said that it will be cool if he mans 100 overall titles in Dubai this year but that will be something extraordinary for him. He said that while every record is re to be broken, what Nal and Djokovic have done is crazy and that y will achieve more.

He said that he is t on tour to try and stretch his le but if he is on tour, he will definitely try and win more Grand Slams, or titles and have a good time. 

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On rivalry with vak and Rafa

In interview, Roger reportedly said that re is a new generation trying to kck door but n one has to keep m at bay, due to which a lot is going on. He says that he enjoys his rivalry with vak and Rafa and or ding that Murray is back too. He concluded by saying that all of m (tennis players) have many great stories to tell in tennis and so many highlights to look forward too. 

(With inputs from ncies) 

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16:58 IST, October 16th 2019