Roger Federer\u2019s decision to give clay court season a miss was a \u2018no-brainer\u2019 says John McEnroe who also feels that Novak Djokovic will enjoy a deep run at the Wimbledon championhips.<\/p>\n
Defending champion Federer (36) will be eyeing his ninth title at Wimbledon, where he begins his campaign against Dusan Lajovic.<\/p>\n
Federer missed the clay season for the second consecutive year to rest his body ahead of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs far as Roger (is concerned), he didn\u2019t play the clay court season last year and he won Wimbledon. To me it was probably a bit of a no-brainer that he was going to do the same thing. Why would (he) be doing something different and take a risk? It worked so well,\u201d McEnroe,told reporters late last night from the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook what he just did. He went and won Australia again. It\u2019s incredible what he\u2019s done,\u201d McEnroe added.<\/p>\n
McEnroe, who won the Wimbledon thrice, also said that Novak Djokovic was \u201cheading in the right direction\u201d and predicted a good run for the Serb at grass court Major.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said his elbow is not bothering him. We hope he can win more majors. He seems to have had a level of fitness that we\u2019ve seen over the years over the course of last five or six years. That\u2019s been a work in progress,\u201d McEnroe said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhysically it\u2019s not quite as demanding as the others ones, Wimbledon, it\u2019s more mental. Perhaps he can take it a step further and make a real deep run. It wouldn\u2019t shock me if he made a deep run this year. But I think he\u2019s a heck a lot closer than he was a year ago,\u201d said McEnroe.<\/p>\n
McEnroe also feels that tennis has become more physical and quicker now. \u201cFederer, Nadal and Djokovic are all-time greats. When push comes to shove over a longer period of time, its tougher to beat them,\u201d he said when asked about the next generation of players and how little they play best-of-five set format.
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\nThe legendary tennis star, who shared a great rivalry with Bjorn Borg also noted that in tennis, it\u2019s good to have rivalries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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