And Corretja believes Federer will call time on his career should he feel no longer able to challenge at Grand Slams.
“It makes us realise how difficult it is to come back after a big injury. How difficult is it to come back when you are 39 years old,” Corretja told Eurosport.
“So everything that comes for Roger now, for me now, it would be a gift for him and especially for people who love tennis.
“We just can say, ‘OK, play as good as you can, and then we will support you, because you have given us so much that right now we can only enjoy what Roger is doing and don’t feel pain when you don’t see him doing well’.
