Roger Federer still needs to make BIG decision before Wimbledon
ROGER FEDERER is still undecided on his grass court schedule ahead of this summer's events.
The Swiss star is currently taking a break from tennis after crashing out of the Miami Open in the opening round against Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Federer missed the entirety of the clay court season in 2017 which saw him win in Halle and at Wimbledon.
And the 36-year-old is clearly trying to preserve his body for the big summer events once again.
But coach Ivan Ljubicic admits Federer has not yet decided how many tournaments to play before he defends his Wimbledon crown.
"He will be back in Halle, for Stuttgart we have not decided yet,” he said.
Federer has always been careful with his schedule
“In Miami he was tired, but who knows what would have happened beating (Thanasi) Kokkinakis: he may have recovered after the day off.
“Federer has always been careful with his schedule, he stopped in order to recover also when things were going well and he also took tough decisions."
Federer is clearly ready for a clean break from tennis until the summer tournaments.
Last year, when taking a break from action, the veteran still ordered new tennis balls to practice with.
However, Federer has decided against that decision this time around.
"Last year Roland Garros was in dispute until the last minute, Roger had also ordered balls to practice and he was sad to skip it," Ljubicic added.
“This year we took a definite decision and we didn't even order balls."