Mats Wilander 'pretty convinced' eight-time winner Roger Federer will make Wimbledon return

Mats Wilander believes that Roger Federer will play at least one more Wimbledon title before he retires. The Eurosport pundit thinks that the 40-year-old Swiss tennis legend will be successful in his attempt to mount another comeback from knee surgery. Ad/> In 2020 Federer used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to go under the knife to address a knee problem, having surgery in February and then March of that year.

WimbledonNadal sees off Van de Zandschulp to seal quarter-final spot8 HOURS AGO He appeared at Wimbledon last year, in his last competitive action before undergoing more surgery. Given his age there has been plenty of speculation that he would retire rather than attempt a comeback but he appears steadfast in his refusal to step away from the sport as he tries to find full fitness. Federer has eight Wimbledon titles to his name and Wilander, who has seven Grand Slam titles on his resume, paid tribute to his longevity.

Nadal sees off Van de Zandschulp to seal quarter-final spot Kyrgios survives Nakashima scare in five-set battle to reach quarter-final Wimbledon order of play, Day 9 — When are Djokovic, Norrie and Jabeur playing? “I think his biggest achievement so far is the dominance that he had early on as soon as he won his first major,” he said. “The dominance he had towards Leighton Hewitt, Marat Saffin, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, who were all great players. And then Federer just literally went out and won everything except the French Open.

“Second thing is to actually step up and win the French Open when [Rafa] Nadal lost to [Robin] Soderling. To actually take that pressure and say okay, this is my chance and then actually delivering. Then I think the big thing for me, the biggest