Sports / Roger Federer Federer Hopes Tiger Gets Back to Golf Soon 'It's what he's best at,' pal and tennis No. 1 says By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Feb 22, 2010 1:49 PM CST Copied Tiger Woods makes a statement at the Sawgrass Players Club, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper, Pool) Roger Federer hopes his "good friend" Tiger Woods returns to the golf course soon. "It's been hard to watch from far away but I would love to see him back on the golf course. It is what he does best," the world's top tennis player tells Gulf News. "What's happened to him has been hard to watch over the last three months right down to when he made his apology. I am sure he's headed in a better direction now." (More Roger Federer stories.) Report an error