Offering an update on his recovery process at the tournament he co-created, Federer said he finally felt he was over “the worst” but would still need several months before he could attempt to mount a comeback.
However, the former world No 1 has now said that he won’t ruin his body just to get back on the tour, admitting he would know when the time to retire came.
“When, like any athlete, you will just know [to retire] when the time is right,” he said, in a new interview with GQ.
“I am not going to be the one that’s just going to stick around because I want to stick around.”
