Roger Federer Believes The Current Crop Of Tennis Stars Are Becoming More Fearless Owing To The Greater Rewards

Roger Federer has claimed that the new era of tennis stars are becoming more fearless and taking greater risks.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion also confessed that he believes the sport is in a safe place. However, he did have a few concerns about the modern game.

Federer, 43, was talking at a press conference in Berlin as the 2024 Laver Cup got underway. It was in the same competition that the Swiss legend made his final appearance before hanging up his racket in 2022.

Roger Federer Says Modern Stars Are Becoming More Fearless In Their Approach

“The guys and also the ladies are going to start hitting bigger forehands and backhands, be more fearless because they realise the reward is there,” Roger Federer explained.

“The best movers are the best players and you can see that. The mentally fittest, physically strongest and fastest are the best players.

“It’s not so much about technique any more. I’ve got fooled enough in the last 10, 15, 20 years where I think, ‘I’m not sure about this technique’ but with racket technology and string technology you can iron those problems out and so long as you hit hard and nice through the ball, everything is possible in tennis to be honest.

“The game is where it was, but just a step higher. I always feel like it keeps on going up. Perhaps maybe just a lack of variation but that’s because we have all double-handers these days and they don’t use the slice as much.

“Naturally, we don’t see as many drop shots. Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev try to add it to their game, which I think is a great play but you need to train it a lot – the transition game.

“For the most part, I enjoy watching tennis still today and it’s always going to be in a safe place because tennis is a wonderful sport,” Federer concluded.

The eight-time Wimbledon champion’s words have been echoed by Jannik Sinner. The 2024 US Open winner says the new tennis era is ‘good for the sport.’