Roger Federer set to compete in French Open tournament next year

Swiss tennis player, Roger Federer, stated that he would be competing in the French Open in 2020. Federer also said that he will not be playing a lot of games before the grand slam tournament as he wanted some time away from tennis because he wanted to spend some time with his family. The 20-time Grand Slam winner played in this year's French Open and reached the semi-finals after a 3-year absence.

A bid for the 2020 Olympics gold medal

Meanwhile, the 38-year-old player confirmed that he would be playing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Federer's first Olympics participation came at the 2000 Sydney tournament. He went on to win a doubles gold in the 2008 Olympics alongside Stan Wawrinka and a silver medal in the 2012 edition, where he was defeated 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in straight sets by an inspired Andy Murray. Although, he was sidelined for the 2016 Olympics due to a knee injury. 

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With Federer turning 39 during the Tokyo Games, he will make an attempt to win the singles gold, the only prize that the swiss champion has never won in his career. Roger said that he was really excited to play in the games next year as he had already carried the flag twice for his country in Athens and Beijing.

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An illustrious career spanning decades

In his professional tennis career, Federer has won all 4 grand slams and the ATP Tour finals a total of six times. He has 6 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 8 Wimbledon and 5 US Open titles. 

Roger is the only player to win 100 or more career titles after Jimmy Connors and holds the record of 1200 wins in the Open Era (current era in professional tennis, which began in the year 1968). Roger Federer also holds the record of staying on top of the ATP rankings for a total of 310 weeks and 273 consecutive weeks.

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(With inputs from agencies)