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Roger Federer, David Goffin hit practice courts at Roland Garros

By Harry Floyd

ROME, ITALY - MAY 16: Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand against Borna Coric of Croatia in their Men's Singles Round of 16 match during Day Five of the International BNL d'Italia at Foro Italico on May 16, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY - MAY 16: Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand against Borna Coric of Croatia in their Men's Singles Round of 16 match during Day Five of the International BNL d'Italia at Foro Italico on May 16, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer hit the practice courts at Roland Garros alongside another star in men’s singles. Both are gearing up for the French Open.

Roger Federer got together with Belgian tennis star David Goffin for a practice round at the 2019 French Open. The Swiss tennis legend is not typically one to play during the clay court season in recent years. This has changed as Federer is altering his schedule, most likely due to his wanting to play major tournaments like the French Open as much as possible before he retires.

Take a look at this Instagram post from Goffin. The 28-year-old Belgian put up a photo with the “Maestro” and seemed in high spirits following the outing.

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Federer last took the title at Roland Garros back in 2009. It is the only one of the four Grand Slam events that the Swiss tennis legend has just a single title at. The French Open has historically belonged to the King of Clay…

Rafael Nadal is riding high right now, coming off of a win at the 2019 Italian Open. There, he took down his friend and rival Novak Djokovic in the finals. These two players will enter the French Open as the players to beat, but Federer is right behind them.

Don’t discount Goffin either. He may be having a good time practicing with Federer, but the Belgian tennis star is one of the better players on the ATP Tour right now without a Grand Slam title to his name. Previously, Goffin has reached the quarterfinals at Roland Garros. Back in 2016, he fell to Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem in the quarters.

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Do you think Roger Federer can win the 2019 French Open? We speculate about whether or not he has what it takes to challenge the likes of Nadal and Djokovic HERE. If it isn’t going to be one of these three tennis stars, it could be Thiem or others like Alexander Zverev. OR, it could be one of these three players.

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