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Federer rules out retirement

ESPN staff
July 1, 2010
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Roger Federer has insisted he has no plans to call time on his career, despite crashing out of Wimbledon at the quarter-final stage.

The Swiss was toppled in four sets by Tomas Berdych to cap what had been a lacklustre effort at SW19 from Federer. He revealed after his 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 loss that he has been carrying leg and back injuries, which would prompt him to take a short break from the game. However, he has insisted that this does not mean he is heading into retirement any time soon.

"After being great, some people are just waiting to take you down," he said. "But that's part of it. I don't want to take the fun away from me playing and enjoying the tour.

"I haven't enjoyed the tour more than right now, with my kids and Mirka. We love the travelling.

"It is tough at times but we have so many great fans around the world. People love to see me and I love to play in all the arenas around the world and I hope I can do it for many more years to come.

"Critics will join me along the way - maybe more than in the past - but I'll still enjoy my time on tour."

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