Published 17:11 IST, December 9th 2020
How Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal would look while playing tennis in 2040 and 2050: WATCH
At 39, Roger Federer is the oldest player ranked within the top 100 by the ATP. Showing no signs of stopping, there is no saying how much longer he could go on.
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At 39, Roger Federer is oldest player ranked within top 100 by ATP. Here are some facts to give you a better idea of how old that is: World .6 Stefas Tsitsipas, .12 Denis Shapovalov, .21 Felix Auger-Aliassime and .25 Alex De Minaur were t even alive when Federer me his debut on professional circuit in July 1998. It seems to be an incredible achievement n, that Federer has kept himself fit eugh, physically and mentally, t just to survive but to thrive in sport.
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What would a 59-year-old Federer look like at Wimbledon?
With Federer showing little to signs of stopping, re is saying how much longer champion could go on playing game he has come to be so loved for. Perhaps with this in mind, a YouTube user, 'A letter from lens' posted an edited video of Swiss maestro showing what he might look life is he was still playing 20 years on, in 2040. video uses an actual clip of Federer from a post-match presentation at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
morphed video shows a 59-year old Federer speaking to media about returning to Championships in 2041 and has perfectly overlapped some of his actual comments to suit imaginary situation shown in video. For example, Federer answers questions concerning his health, saying "I mean, you would think so, health permitting, and if everything is okay. You could take 300 days off beforehand, just prepare for Wimbledon, put yourself in a freeze box, n you come out and train a bit, you kw you're t going to be injured".
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Federer injury and Australian Open 2021 comeback
Facing his first big injury-related break from tennis since 2016, Roger Federer chose to take 2020 off to heal from his two knee surgeries. Having played just Australian Open this year, Swiss star is expected to return to tour at Australian Open next year. With COVID-19 pandemic protecting his ranking, Federer will also have an easy springboard to start from, entering 2021 as World .5. 20-time Grand Slam winner will be hoping to get in a few more titles before his retirement.
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Rafael Nal Grand Slams in 2050
same YouTube channel also posted a video of Rafael Nal, reimagining what Bull would look like if he was still active in 2050. In a somehow t-so-hard-to-believe video, Spaniard can be seen talking about winning yet ar French Open title at of 64. This video used is from Rafa's comments at press conference from his 2020 title-winning run. With 13 French Open titles to his name in last 16 years, it is t unthinkable that Rafa could reign supreme in Paris for many more years.
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Im Credits: 'A letter from lens' Youtube
17:11 IST, December 9th 2020