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OverSixtyMenuAboutShopCataloguesInformationContact UsTerms ConditionsPrivacy PolicyJoinOverSixtyMenuNewsShopCataloguesTravelTravel TipsDomestic TravelInternational TravelCruisingTravel TroubleHealthBodyMindEye CareHearingCaringLifestyleFood WineHome GardenFamily PetsRelationshipsBeauty StyleRetirement LifeFinanceMoney BankingRetirement IncomeLegalInsuranceEntertainmentTechnologyMoviesMusicTVBooksArtPropertyReal EstateDownsizingHome Hints TipsInformationAbout UsContact UsTerms ConditionsPrivacy PolicyKeep up to dateGet the latest Over60 news, offers and articles.Join Over60NewsTravelTravel TipsDomestic TravelInternational TravelCruisingTravel TroubleHealthBodyMindEye CareHearingCaringLifestyleFood WineHome GardenFamily PetsRelationshipsBeauty StyleRetirement LifeFinanceMoney BankingRetirement IncomeLegalInsuranceEntertainmentTechnologyMoviesMusicTVBooksArtPropertyReal EstateDownsizingHome Hints Tips“It’s been a challenging year”: Princess Mary’s personal Christmas message p Princess Mary has posted a personal Christmas message on the Mary Foundation website. /p p The Hobart-born royal reflects “back on the year that has passed” and admitted that 2020 has been a “very special” and “challenging” year for everyone. /p p "For many people, the restrictions have led to a great social deprivation," the span /span a rel="noopener" href="https://honey.nine.com.au/danish-royal-family" target="_blank" Crown Princess of Denmark /a span /span writes. /p p "But 2020 has also confirmed us in how much we need each other. How much it means to have someone close in life. And it has been a year in which many have shown great commitment and a willingness to go the extra mile to help others. It has been both touching and uplifting to experience." /p p The 48-year-old also discussed how the foundation, like the majority of people, has had to adapt to working remotely. /p p "We have had to readjust and think in new directions so that our projects and efforts could continue. And our work to combat social isolation has not diminished. On the contrary. /p p "In close collaboration with our partners, we have moved around courses and teaching, experimented with digital formats, we have become experienced in online meetings — and we have encouraged parents to talk about 'Free from Bullying' and run the children's relay at home. /p p "During the closure, there was extra pressure on the shelters, and we therefore quickly sent several backpacks away to children who come to the shelter with their mother." /p p strong Princess Mary’s letter in full: /strong /p p Christmas greetings from the Crown Princess 2020 /p p The Crown Princess looks back on the year that has passed in the Mary Foundation and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas. /p p It has been a very special year. For all of us. /p p It has been a challenging year. For many people, the restrictions have led to a great social deprivation. /p p But 2020 has also confirmed us in how much we need each other. How much it means to have someone close in life. And it has been a year in which many have shown great commitment and a willingness to go the extra mile to help others. It has been both touching and uplifting to experience. /p p In the Mary Foundation — like many others — we have had to readjust and think in new directions so that our projects and efforts could continue. And our work to combat social isolation has not diminished. On the contrary /p p In close collaboration with our partners, we have moved around courses and teaching, experimented with digital formats, we have become experienced in online meetings — and we have encouraged parents to talk about 'Free from Bullying' and run the children's relay at home. During the closure, there was extra pressure on the shelters, and we therefore quickly sent several backpacks away to children who come to the shelter with their mother. /p p In parallel with our projects, we have published analyses that contribute new knowledge about loneliness, domestic violence as well as bullying and well-being. Among other things, we have initiated a new major analysis of the Danes' readiness to act when they witness violence. Through our analysis work and in other ways, we have also helped to create awareness around our three focus areas. /p p strong The campaign "See loneliness" /strong /p p In the Mary Foundation, we have worked for many years to fight loneliness. During the corona crisis, loneliness has naturally come on everyone's lips. Many feel alone and studies also indicate that loneliness is increasing as a result of the crisis. And the young are among the hardest hit. Therefore, during the summer, we launched a major communication campaign, where we encouraged young people to spot the loneliness around them and reach out to each other. We have also set up a youth panel, which has come up with recommendations on how we can fight loneliness and create well-being for young people during the corona. /p p strong The school force /strong /p p There are still too many children in Denmark who are bullied and who do not thrive on going to school. That is why we have been working for several years together with Børns Vilkår and Save the Children to develop what we believe is needed to combat bullying and create well-being: A holistic program that involves everyone in and around the school in the important work of identify and combat bullying. This year, we launched the initiative, which has been named the School Force, because it provides the necessary tools and knowledge for the schools themselves to handle bullying and promote well-being for all. The program is currently being implemented at 20 schools. For next year, even more schools across the country can participate — we look forward to that. And we are pleased that the schools in the first evaluation report back that the School Force is a strong, coherent program, /p p strong Together without violence /strong /p p Sometimes a pregnancy is not just a happy event. For some expectant parents, a pregnancy can trigger or escalate violence in their relationship — already during pregnancy. In collaboration with Dialogue against Violence, Amager and Hvidovre Hospital and Østifterne, we launched In 2019 Together without violence. The project will help to detect violence among pregnant women through a newly developed screening tool and at the same time offer the couples help and counselling. In 2020, the first midwives began using the tool. And we can already see that the tool has now helped us identify pregnant couples to whom we have been able to offer help to get out of life with violence. /p p strong Thank you /strong /p p In the coming year, we will continue to work on our projects and initiatives, hopefully free of the shadow of the corona sooner or later.Although it is a hard and difficult time, there is also a lot to be grateful for — which gives hope: The will to be something for each other and the courage to stand up and ask for help is something I have had the pleasure to experience many times in the past year. It gives me the belief that we — together — can get through a dark time and out on the other side. /p p I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and say a big thank you to those who have shown consideration, compassion and empathy - and also to those who have stood through the past in spite of great deprivation. /p p Merry Christmas /p p HRH The Crown Princess /p Beauty Style9 signs you’re drinking too much water div p Dietitians constantly remind us that drinking enough water is absolutely vital in order for our bodies to function properly. And it is – unless you drink too much of it. Though most people look out for the signs of dehydration, over-hydration is equally as dangerous. Drinking too much water can result in water intoxication, also known as hyponatremia, causing the inside of cells to flood due to abnormally low sodium levels in your bloodstream. In severe cases, water intoxication can lead to debilitating health problems such as seizures, coma and even death. /p p You constantly have a water bottle in hand br / If you carry around your water bottle all day and immediately refill it when it depletes, you may be drinking too much water. Constantly adding water to your body can result in low sodium levels in your blood, which can cause all of the cells in your body to swell. According to exercise professor Tamara Hew-Butler, this can become particularly dangerous when your brain starts to swell. “Your brain can only swell about 8-10% before it reaches the skull and it pushes your brain stem out,” says Hew-Butler. /p p You drink water even when you’re not thirsty br / The best way to know if your body really needs more water is to be consciously aware of whether or not you actually feel thirsty. “Our bodies are so programmed to fight against dehydration because we’ve always been living in fear of scarcity or not having enough, so we have all of these built-in mechanisms to protect us against that,” Hew-Butler says. “One of these mechanisms that all animals have is thirst. Thirst is every body’s individual monitor that lets them know if they need more. The more water you need, the thirstier you get.” /p p You continuously drink water until your urine is clear br / If you’re drinking a healthy amount of water, the colour of your urine should be straw-coloured to transparent yellow. Though most people believe clear urine is the healthiest sign of hydration, having urine with no pigmentation at all may be a sign that you’re drinking too much water. For most people, eight to 10 glasses of water a day is considered a normal amount. This suggestion varies depending on an individual’s height, weight and exercise patterns. /p p You urinate frequently, including during the night br / You may be drinking too much water if you find you often wake up in the middle of the night to use the toilet. According to the Cleveland Clinic, most people urinate between six and eight times a day. If you find yourself urinating more than ten times a day, you may be drinking more water than your body needs. Other causes include an overactive bladder and caffeine. To prevent night time urination, have your last glass of water a couple of hours before bed to give your kidneys time to filter the water through your body. (Frequent urination could be an indicator of diabetes insipidus, too.) /p p You feel nauseous and may experience vomiting br / The symptoms of over-hydration look a lot like those of dehydration, according to Hew-Butler. When you drink too much water, your kidneys become unable to get rid of the excess liquid, and water starts to collect in the body. This can cause a number of unpleasant symptoms, often including nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. /p p You have throbbing headaches throughout the day br / Headaches are both a sign of over-hydration and dehydration, similar to nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. When you drink too much water, the salt concentration in your blood reduces, causing the cells in the organs throughout your body to swell. When your salt concentration is low, your cells grow. When you drink too much water, your brain actually grows in size and presses against the skull. This added pressure can cause a throbbing headache and more serious health problems such as brain impairment and trouble breathing. /p p You notice swelling or discolouration in your hands, lips and feet br / In many cases of hyponatremia, people will experience noticeable swelling or discoloration in their hands, lips and feet. When all of the cells throughout your body swell, your skin will start to visibly swell as well. Those who drink too much water may gain weight suddenly due to swelling and excess water in the bloodstream. If you’re drinking more than 10 glasses of water each day and notice swelling or discoloration in your hands, lips and feet, consider cutting back on your water intake and see if your symptoms subside. /p p Your muscles feel weak and tend to cramp easily br / Having a healthy, fully functioning body is all about balance. When you drink too much water, your electrolyte levels drop and that balance is compromised. Low electrolyte levels can cause a number of unpleasant symptoms, including muscle spasms and cramping. You can prevent muscle problems by replacing a couple of glasses of water a day with coconut water, which is full of electrolytes and 100 percent natural. /p p You feel tired or fatigued br / Your kidneys are responsible for filtering the water you drink through your body and making sure the fluid levels in your bloodstream stay balanced. When you drink too much water, your kidneys have to work even harder, creating a stressful reaction from your hormones that leaves your body stressed and fatigued. If you’re constantly drinking water and find yourself struggling to get out of bed, it may be because you’ve added unneeded stress to your kidneys. /p /div div p Written by Lianna Roth Hursh, medically reviewed by Dr Michael Spertus.This article first appeared on a href="https://www.readersdigest.co.nz/healthsmart/tips/9-signs-youre-drinking-too-much-water" span Reader’s Digest /span /a . For more of what you love from the world’s best-loved magazine, a href="http://readersdigest.co.nz/subscribe" span here’s our best subscription offer /span /a . /p /div BodyMan’s avocado deodorant stick sends internet into chaos p span One man has invented an avocado deodorant stick as a way to make the “fastest avocado toast ever”. /span br / br / span Posting to the TikTok page Unnecessary Inventions, the man behind the account introduced his insta invention, "avocado on a stick". /span br / br / span At the crux of it, it appears to just be an empty deodorant stick filled with smashed avocado. /span br / br / span "I invented the easiest way to make avocado toast," he says as the clip begins. /span br / br / span “Meet the avocado on a stick." /span br / br / span The tutorial went on to demonstrate how the avocado stick functions much the same as a stick of roll-on deodorant. /span br / br / span "This handy little container features fresh, mashed avocado. And you can twist this little knob to reveal a little more avocado," he says. /span br / br / span "Then you just grab a piece of toast and spread on your avocado. The fastest avocado toast ever." /span br / br / span The video has since been viewed over 4.6 million times. /span /p p img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839271/avocado.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ea9f3fdaf7fa442d941ee5361f68bbd9" / br / br / span "Im so repulsed [sic]" one person wrote. /span br / br / span Another added: "That really does not look edible.” /span br / br / span "This makes me uncomfortable," a third chimed in. /span br / br / span Not all the comments were bad however, with some choosing to admire his “creative take”. /span br / br / span “The point is you tried,” one person commented. /span br / br / span Another user added: “I appreciate the effort indeed.” /span /p Food Wine“You’re f***ing gone”: Furious Tom Cruise lashes out on set of Mission Impossible p Furious Tom Cruise has ripped into workers who broke COVID rules on the set of Mission: Impossible, screaming: “If I see you doing it again, you’re f***ing gone.” /p p The Hollywood superstar has gone the extra mile to make sure tight social-distancing rules were being implemented during the filming, which is taking place in Britain. /p p And after coming across two of the crew members standing within two metres of each other, he quickly flew into a rage. /p p The Sun published the audio recording, which heard Cruise shouting: “If I see you do it again, you’re f***ing gone. And if anyone in this crew does it, that’s it — and you too and you too. And you, don’t you ever f***ing do it again.” /p p 50 staff members at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Herts, were left shocked by the angry outburst. /p p The 58-year-old was furious that his efforts to keep filming going during a pandemic could be at risk. /p p He went on: “They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us. “We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherf***ers. /p p “That’s it. No apologies. You can tell it to the people that are losing their f***ing homes because our industry is shut down. “ /p p “We are not shutting this f***ing movie down. Is it understood? If I see it again, you’re f***ing gone.” /p p A source said: “Tom has taken it upon himself, along with the health and safety department, to try to force the safety precautions, with a view to keeping the film running. /p p “He does daily rounds to make sure that everything is set up appropriately, that people are behaving and working as safely as they can. He is very proactive when it comes to safety.” /p p They added: “Everyone was wearing masks. It was purely that these people were standing under a metre away from each other. /p p “It isn’t known whether he saw those guys breaking the rules before or whether this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. /p p “People make mistakes and they slip up, but Tom is just on it.” /p p strong Tom’s rant, in full: /strong /p p “We want the gold standard. They’re back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we’re doing! /p p I’m on the phone with every f***ing studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they’re looking at us and using us to make their movies. We are creating thousands of jobs you motherf***ers. /p p I don’t ever want to see it again, ever! And if you don’t do it you’re fired, if I see you do it again you’re f***ing gone. And if anyone in this crew does it – that’s it, and you too and you too. And you, don’t you ever f***ing do it again. /p p That’s it! No apologies. You can tell it to the people that are losing their f***ing homes because our industry is shut down. It’s not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education. /p p That’s what I sleep with every night. The future of this f***ing industry! So I’m sorry I am beyond your apologies. I have told you and now I want it and if you don’t do it you’re out. We are not shutting this f***ing movie down! Is it understood? /p p If I see it again you’re f***ing gone — and you are — so you’re going to cost him his job, if I see it on the set you’re gone and you’re gone. /p p That’s it. Am I clear? /p p Do you understand what I want? Do you understand the responsibility that you have? Because I will deal with your reason. And if you can’t be reasonable and I can’t deal with your logic, you’re fired. That’s it. That is it. /p p I trust you guys to be here. That’s it. That’s it guys. Have a little think about it …[inaudible]. /p p That’s what I think of Universal and Paramount. Warner Brothers. Movies are going because of us. If we shut down it’s going to cost people f***ing jobs, their home, their family. That’s what’s happening. /p p All the way down the line. And I care about you guys, but if you’re not going to help me you’re gone. OK? Do you see that stick? How many metres is that? /p p When people are standing around a f***ing computer and hanging out around here, what are you doing? And if they don’t comply then send their names to Matt Spooner. That’s it.” /p Movies"Bringing the heat": Rebel Wilson flaunts slimmed down figure after 30kg weight loss p Rebel Wilson has lost 30kg during her “year of health”. /p p The week, the actress showed off her incredible figure as she spent time with Mrs Canada Globe, Lorelei Higgins. /p p The 40-year-old wore skin-tight leggings with a black blouse, showing off her trim figure. /p p Taking to Instagram to share multiple photos and videos, the two were seen spending time together at Wilson’s LA home. /p p “Mrs Canada and I bringing the heat,” Rebel captioned a photo of the pair hanging near the outdoor fire pit. /p blockquote data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxCv53L6VA/?utm_source=ig_embed amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13" div div div /div div div /div div /div /div /div div /div div /div div div View this post on Instagram /div /div p a rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIxCv53L6VA/?utm_source=ig_embed amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson) /a /p /div /blockquote p “World peace,” she added as a hashtag. /p p The Pitch Perfect star has been on a health journey this year, after setting a goal of reaching 75kg. /p p Last month, she proudly announced that she had smashed that goal, showing the number 74.6 on a scale. /p p “Hit my goal with one month to spare!” she wrote in the caption. “Even though it’s not about a weight number, it’s about being healthy, I needed a tangible measurement to have as a goal and that was 75 kilograms.” /p Body "A horror movie": Woman's shock at unwanted guest in purchase p A Woolworths customer has found the funny side to a very disturbing find in her gingerbread house. /p p Shopper Katie explained to Facebook that she found a massive huntsman, complete with egg sac, in a readymade gingerbread house that was purchased from her local supermarket. /p p “Wait Woolworths, this isn’t what I ordered?” laughed Katie. /p p “Only in Australia, only in #2020. /p p “Buy a readymade gingerbread house they said, it’ll be easier than building one they said! /p p “Seriously I don’t say this often but: why me?” /p p img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839257/woollies.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/682540a519f74cd3aa37b560b2114a72" / /p div div div p She then described how she found it in the packaging. /p p “It was like a horror movie,” she said. /p p “I was making myself a cup of tea, I glanced up at the gingerbread house thinking, ‘Hmmmm I wonder if I can sneak a piece off without the kids noticing.’ /p p “Then I saw it, the tip ... of a leg, and then another leg and then another, and then the body, carrying a mother trucking egg sac. /p p “I’m done!” /p p People were disgusted with the find. /p p “Are you SERIOUS? It’s INSIDE THE BOX,” wrote one. /p p “OMG! Complete with egg sac so it’s been in there a long while!” /p p Katie said she moved the spider outside, and a Woolworths representative apologised for the "scary surprise". /p p “Oh no Katie - this critter just wanted a home, but this is definitely not the right one for her!” the representative said. /p p “Thanks for letting us know, and we apologise for the scary surprise. After all, it’s Christmas, not Halloween. /p p “Please feel free to return the gingerbread house to our store service desk for a replacement - one without an added houseguest!” /p p em Photo credits: Facebook /em /p /div /div /div Family Pets"Cruel and heartless": Dad slammed after approach to kids studies p 2020 has been a tough year, especially when it comes to keeping your children motivated. /p p But one dad has found himself in a heated argument with his wife over his approach to keep their kids motivated about their schoolwork. /p p Taking to Reddit, the dad explained that despite his 7-year-old and 11-year-old being generally good students, like many, they’ve started facing some difficulties when it comes to their learning. /p p "[It's] been hard on them and their grades have started to slip," he explained. /p p The father continued to say that both his sons have been begging him for a Nintendo Switch, so he decided to use it as motivation for a big test they both had coming up. /p p "I wanted them to do well on it," he admitted. "I told them that whoever gets the higher score on the test would get a Switch, but if EITHER of them got less than a B+, then NEITHER would get anything." /p p Unsurprisingly, both boys studied really hard and both received A's. /p p "I was very proud of them, and told them that since they'd done so well, I was going to give them both Switches," he wrote, before admitting he'd been planning on giving them Switches all along. /p p However, when he told his wife she was not happy with his method. /p p "She went ballistic and told me that what I'd done was cruel and heartless, and that our kids' grades didn't matter that much," the dad said, before asking the Reddit community if he did the wrong thing. /p p Many agreed that the dad took it a step too far by essentially pitting his kids against one another, especially because the age difference means vastly different work loads. /p p "It would be one thing to reward good grades however, the fact that if one got less than a B+ then neither would get a reward is a bit unfair and could stir animosity and resentment against the two," one user pointed out. /p p Others said bribing them with prizes is encouraging them to learn for the wrong reasons. /p p "They have to value their education because they value learning and growing intellectually," the user said. /p p "If you want them to do well, help them develop better study strategies, consider tutoring or academic support to assist them with these skills," agreed another. /p p "Getting a good grade isn't the end goal, being a good student is." /p Family PetsAirline passengers kicked off flight after 2-year-old refuses face mask p span A Colorado-based mother has slammed United Airlines after her young family were kicked off a plane after her two-year-old daughter refused to wear a mask. /span br / br / span Eliz Orban recorded footage of a crew member speaking with her husband as he was trying to keep the mask on their daughter, Edeline. /span br / br / span Ms Orban posted the clip on social media, which showed her husband telling the crew member that he was holding the mask on his daughter’s face but she refused to wear it without his assistance. /span br / br / span “We just got kicked off a flight because our two-year-old would not put on a mask,” Ms Orban, who was flying from Colorado to Newark, New Jersey, told the camera tearfully. /span br / br / span She went on to speak to US talk show Fox and Friends, telling them that the ordeal from start to finish was “humiliating” and “traumatising”. /span br / br / span She went on to say that “the staff was rude” from “the get-go”. /span br / br / span “We felt like we got no warning, no working with us, no asking questions, nothing to help in the situation,” Orban added. /span br / br / span “It was just like, ‘Oh, well your two-year-old is not complying, you guys are off the plane.’” /span br / br / span Ms Orban went on to say that she has “never been more confused in my life.” /span br / br / span She went on to say “everyone else on the plane was also just watching this and thinking, like, ‘What is happening?’” /span br / br / span Edeline is also seen to be visibly upset and refusing to put the mask on before an airline crew member asked the family to step off the aircraft. /span br / br / span Ms Orban’s husband responded with: “You gotta be kidding me. Why? We’re over here holding this mask on her face.” /span br / br / span The cabin crew member responds with: “I’m sorry sir. I gave you an opportunity. I’ve got to ask you to get off this plane.” /span br / br / span In a statement, a United Airlines spokesperson said the mask rule applies to all passengers over the age of two. /span br / br / span “The health and safety of our employees and customers is our highest priority, which is why we have a multi-layered set of policies, including mandating that everyone on board two and older wears a mask.” /span br / br / span “These procedures are not only backed by guidance from the CDC [The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and our partners at the Cleveland Clinic, but they’re also consistent across every major airline.” /span /p Travel TroubleNewsMajor leak exposes nearly 2 million Chinese Communist Party members div div div p A major leak of a register that contained the details of nearly two million Chinese Communist Party members has occurred, exposing members worldwide. /p p Sharri Markson, Sky News host, said that the breach also lifts the lid on how the CCP operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping. /p p “It is believed to be the first leak of its kind in the world,” the Sky News host said. /p p “What's amazing about this database is not just that it exposes people who are members of the communist party, and who are now living and working all over the world, from Australia to the US to the UK,” Ms Markson said. /p p “But it's amazing because it lifts the lid on how the party operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping”. /p p The leak showed that CCP party branches are involved with some of the world's biggest companies and inside government agencies worldwide. /p p “Communist party branches have been set up inside western companies, allowing the infiltration of those companies by CCP members - who, if called on, are answerable directly to the communist party, to the Chairman, the president himself,” she said. /p p “Along with the personal identifying details of 1.95 million communist party members, mostly from Shanghai, there are also the details of 79,000 communist party branches, many of them inside companies”. /p p The leak is a significant security breach likely to embarrass Xi Jinping. /p p “It is also going to embarrass some global companies who appear to have no plan in place to protect their intellectual property from theft. From economic espionage,” she said. /p p The data was extracted from Shanghai servers by Chinese dissidents and whistleblowers back in April 2016. /p p “It was then leaked in mid-September to the newly-formed international bi-partisan group, the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China - and that group is made up of 150 legislators around the world. /p p “It was then provided to an international consortium of four media organisations, The Australian, The Sunday Mail in the UK, De Standaard in Belgium and a Swedish editor, to analyse over the past two months, and that's what we've done". /p p Ms Markson said it, “is worth noting that there's no suggestion that these members have committed espionage - but the concern is over whether Australia or these companies knew of the CCP members and if so have any steps been taken to protect their data and people”. /p /div /div /div NewsRoger Federer’s worrying news: “Race against time” p Roger Federer admits that he may not play in the Australian Open next year, even hinting that he may have played his last match. /p p The 39-year-old shared an update at an awards night in Switzerland, which shocked tennis fans around the world. /p p The 20-time grand slam champion has not played since suffering from an injury before the semi-finals at Melbourne Park last year. /p p Federer has been recovering in his homeland after undergoing knee surgery for this cold time earlier this year. /p p However, while he hoped for a quick recovery, he revealed that despite the season’s major first major being in February rather than January, it still may not be enough time. /p p "I would have hoped that I would be 100 per cent in October. But I am still not today. It will be tight for the Australian Open," FedeThe Swiss maestro conceded that if the tournament is pushed back three weeks to its likely February 8 start date, it will no doubt help his cause. /p p "It will be complicated for the Australian Open. I don't want to take the next step until I'm ready. These three weeks could help me a bit. /p p "I'm curious to see whether it will start on February 8. /p p "Of course, it would help if I had a bit more time." /p p After being voted the best Swiss athlete in the last 70 years, Federer gave hinted that he may have already played his last match. /p p "I hope there is still something to see from me next year. But if that was it, that would have been an incredible ending for me at these Sports Awards." /p div div div p The extraordinary statement left tennis fans shaken. /p blockquote p dir="ltr" Not sure, how serious he was. But a href="https://twitter.com/rogerfederer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" @rogerfederer /a ends with the words: "I hope there is still something to see from me next year. But if that was it, that would have been an incredible ending for me at these Sports Awards." Personally, I am sure he'll do everything to be a href="https://twitter.com/Wimbledon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" @wimbledon /a /p — Simon Graf (@SimonGraf1) a href="https://twitter.com/SimonGraf1/status/1338244018317250560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" December 13, 2020 /a /blockquote blockquote p dir="ltr" Going to therapy tomorrow for the 1st time and all i'm gonna talk about is the fact that roger federer might retire

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