Inače, za one koji ne znaju, Federer od sljedeće godine po pravilniku ATP-a nije obavezan igrati Masters turnire.

1.08 Reduction of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Commitment

    A. A player’s number of ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment tournaments shall
    be reduced by one (1) tournament for reaching each of the following milestones:

        1) 600 matches* (as of 1 January of the commitment year);
        2) 12 years of service;
        3) 31 years of age (as of 1 January of the commitment year).

    If all three (3) conditions are met then the player has a complete exemption
    from the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 player commitment.
    The first Year of Service shall be the first calendar year in which a player has
    competed in at least twelve (12) tournaments offering ranking points.

    * From 2010 only main draw singles matches played in the following
    events will be used in the player’s match count for purposes of this rule.

        ATP World Tour
        Barclays ATP World Tour Final
        Grand Slams
        Davis Cup
        Olympics

    Challenger and Futures matches played prior to 2010 will remain on the player’s
    record as relates to this commitment reduction rule.

    B. A player who is eligible for a reduction of his ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment
    tournaments must be in good standing with the ATP in order to receive a reduction
    of required ATP World Tour Masters 1000 commitment tournaments

To će mu enormno pomoći oko priprema sezone pošto će komotno moći propuštati zemljane turnire kao što je npr. Rim ili Miami i IW koji su sporiji tereni (ili odigrati samo jedan od ta dva) bez bojazni od 0 bodova koje ne može nigdje nadoknaditi, a na turnirima iz serije 500 i dalje dominirati i nadoknađivati propušteno. Može npr. odigrati azijsku turneju sa Šangajem i Pekingom gdje je konkurencija zadnjih godina bila slabija.

Doha, Australija, Rotterdam, Dubai, Estoril,Madrid, Roland Garros, Halle, Wimbledon, Gstaad, Toronto/Montreal, Cincinatti, US open, Šangaj, Peking, Basel, Pariz, London

Lijepih osamnaest turnira u godini na kojima može odigrati sezonu s dovoljno odmora.