"He [Ljubicic] said that? That is quite a compliment. It's a lot to live up to. I think Carlos at his young age, the age that he is right now, he's doing incredible things," Federer stated. "I at all times do not prefer to put an excessive amount of strain on youthful gamers, particularly like, 'He's going to do that'.

“But he's the type of player who says, 'Well, I'm coming to Wimbledon, I'm coming to win. I'm coming to Paris, I'm coming to win'. So he's putting that pressure on his own which is great.

"And that's why I can then also say, I think he will achieve incredible things in the future. Which means multiple Slams, many years as hopefully as the world No 1.”