Roger Federer could have played for Germany says Becker

They had a large desire, but it didn't happen. Roger Federer has won a batch passim his agelong career, including the Davis Cup with Switzerland successful 2014. However, Boris Beker reveals that for immoderate clip helium tried to person the Swiss tennis subordinate to play for Germany.

The Swiss from Basel, with a vocation spanning much than 20 years, won a full of 103 titles, including 20 Grand Slam trophies, placing him close down his biggest rivals, Novak Djokovic and Rafal Nadal.

Trophy with the Swiss

He won the Davis Cup with the Swiss successful 2014 and frankincense fulfilled his imagination of winning the celebrated "salatara", but Becker, the erstwhile fig 1 from Lymen, reveals: "Roger is from Basel, a metropolis adjacent the German border; we wanted him to play for Germany. I cognize him precise good since his boyhood days. We talked astir it, but helium was tied to Basel and Switzerland".

Becker, who aft retiring from the tract held assorted functions, including Davis Cup squad selector and manager of the German Tennis Federation, adds: "We hoped, aft all, it's lone 3 kilometers from our border. I tried everything, really, but it wasn't worthy it."

The three-time Wimbledon champion and erstwhile manager of Novak Djokovic is alert that determination were not galore chances for the program to succeed. The Swiss won the Davis Cup lone successful 2014, portion Germany was the victor 3 times, the past clip successful 1993.

Experienced driver

Roger was known passim his vocation arsenic an highly dedicated sportsman and an awesome hostile connected the field. His determination to stay loyal to Switzerland reflects his transportation to his birthplace, but besides a quality that is respected among his colleagues. Beker repeatedly pointed retired that it was frustrating, but besides fascinating to ticker his improvement and however helium stuck to his principles.

In his career, Federer was synonymous with consistency and sportsmanship, which is particularly disposable done his performances successful the Davis Cup, arsenic good arsenic successful large Grand Slam tournaments. Although helium ne'er chose Germany, helium remains a fable who near an indelible people connected the satellite of tennis.