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发帖数: 583 | 1 Live-Tennis.com writer Ian Horne looks at why Roger Federer will miss the
2013 Sony Open in Miami.
When Roger Federer recently released his schedule for the 2013 season, it
quickly became obvious that the Sony Open was missing from his plans. The
world No. 2’s absence from the Key Biscayne event was all the more notable
given that he hadn’t once missed the event since turning pro in 1999.
So why has Federer chosen not to play? Well, it turns out that there are
several reasons. Firstly, Federer has a settled family life and is well
aware of the challenges of being constantly on the tour. His family always
travels with him, but a more relaxed schedule will make life easier.
Secondly, Federer has reently parted ways with IMG, who currently own and
operate the Miami Masters. People can read into this what they will, but it
’s fair to assume that Federer no longer faces any pressure from management
to play in Florida.
Thirdly, Roger’s intention is to focus more on training and play in some
events that he’s never taken part in before.
"I was thinking about what else I would like to do," Federer said in a
recent interview.
"What tournaments I have not yet played before, which tournaments I would
like to return [to] again after maybe not playing for many years. So I'm not
quite sure yet, because I have a pretty solid plan for this year, what I
want to do. What I'm doing this year [is] a lot of practice and then the
tournaments that I'm signed up for. I have options then to choose what I
want to do for next year."
He hasn’t closed the door on changing his plans though.
"No schedule is set in stone," added Fedex.
"That's the idea. Most likely I'll follow through with it, but then I think
it's always important to be mentally open, to reassess what you want to play
if you have the urge to play.
"Maybe that's the feeling I will have when I'll be at home, but I doubt it,
because I'm really eager to be practicing really hard. That's something I
have missed over the last sort of two years because I haven't been able to
practice as much as I would have liked to."
Some of you might be wondering if Roger will incur any fines or loss of
ranking points by missing a mandatory tournament such as the Sony Open. As
it happens, Roger has nothing to lose. By having played over 600 matches,
being an active tour pro for 12 years and being 31 years of age, Federer
meets the exemption criteria for mandatory events. |
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