Overview
- Speaking at Melbourne Park, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said he sees more of his own mindset in Carlos Alcaraz and often puts himself in the Spaniard’s “skin.”
- He praised the Alcaraz–Sinner rivalry as “incredible” and said their 2025 Roland Garros final was “one of the best matches of all time.”
- Federer said watching Jannik Sinner face Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon clarified how he would approach the matchup, unlike Sinner’s Shanghai meeting with Novak Djokovic.
- He encouraged Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca to target being the best, noting the youngster’s power and saying he “reminds me of myself.”
- The remarks came ahead of the Australian Open, where he is slated to take part in a “Battle of World No.1’s” event during the new main-draw opening ceremony.