Halle Westfalen (Germany) (AFP)
"As long as I, Rafa and Novak will be there, it will not be easy for a young player to emerge and dominate." Roger Federer recognizes that himself, Nadal and Djokovic do not leave much space to the younger generation.
At 37, the Swiss is still number three worldwide, behind Djokovic and Nadal, and has won Sunday for the tenth time the tournament ATP-500 Halle.
"Maybe it would be good for our sport" that young people dominate it, "I do not know, people seem to like it like that," he said after his victory in Germany.
According to him, the success of young players such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Borna Coric and Karen Khachanov are not being echoed out of the Grand Slam tournaments. "I feel we are focusing too much on the Grand Slams today, which is unfair."
Coric, 22, defeated Federer last year in the Halle final, Khachanov, 23, entered the top-10 this season after defeating Djokovic in the Paris Bercy final in November.
"In my time, added the man to the 20 Grand Slam victories, win your first Masters 1000 or enter the top 10 was a great success sandstone".
? 2019 AFP