Roger Federer takes century quest ‘home’ to Dubai
On 99 career titles since October, Swiss great eyes his 100th title at one of his favourite venues
Dubai — Roger Federer heads into his “home” Dubai Championships on Monday convinced it is only a matter of time until he wins his record-setting 100th career title. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who has long used the emirate as a winter training base, will take to the court for the first time since his Australian Open fourth-round defeat to Stefano Tsitsipas. The Greek youngster is also in the field, with the pair in opposite halves of the draw. The 37-year-old Swiss, seeded second behind tournament debutant Kei Nishikori, explained on Sunday that he is perfectly content to let things take their natural course and is not stressing over finally cracking his trophy century. “That’s got to be the mindset, that you try your best every match, every week anyway. Things fall into place or they don’t. It’s not because of lack of effort,” said Federer who reached the 99 mark in October. The tennis icon added: “We’ve been talking about 99 titles ever since Basel, every tournament I’ve play...
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