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Tennis star Roger Federer still setting goals: 2016 Olympics and reclaiming #1 ranking
Greg In Hollywood fave Roger Federer has won virtually everything there is to win in the sport of tennis.
He’s spent more weeks ranked number one and won more grand slam singles titles than any other man who has ever played.
All that’s missing on his historic resume is an Olympic gold medal in singles. He came close last summer taking the silver medal at the London Olympics and even though he is 31 -relatively old in tennis years – he wants to keep playing at least long enough to try again at the Olympics in Rio in 2016.
”Hopefully, I can still stay on tour for many more years and hopefully play the Olympics here in three and a half years or so,” Federer said from San Paulo where he is playing an exhibition tournament.
The reigning Wimbledon champion, currently ranked second in the world, hopes to regain the top spot next year after losing it to Novak Djokovic last month.
”It’s difficult,” he said. ”But I’m happy to set that challenge and I’ll give everything I have.”
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Mike says:
As long as he can stay fit and injury free, who knows, he just might be able to do it, but, at the same time I must chuckle at the 2016 Rio games just as I did with the Williams sisters, if Roger is not top 5, be will retire.