Federer out for rest of season
Roger Federer will miss the rest of the 2020 season after undergoing a second procedure on his right knee.Federer struggled with injury at this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne, where he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic, and subsequently underwent surgery on the knee in February.
“A few weeks ago, having experienced a setback during my initial rehabilitation, I had to have an additional quick arthroscopic procedure on my right knee,” the 38-year-old said. With professional tennis shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains to be seen how many tournaments Federer will actually miss.
The Swiss also had knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in 2016 and missed the second half of that season.He won the Australian Open to end a near five-year Grand Slam title drought and added the Wimbledon title later that year.The last of Federer’s record 20 Grand Slam singles titles came at the 2018 Australian Open.“Now, much like I did leading up to the 2017 season, I plan to take the necessary time to be 100 percent ready to play at my highest level,” he said.
“I will be missing my fans and the tour dearly. But, I will look forward to see everyone back on tour at the start of the 2021 season.”
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