“As a result, I will miss Dubai, Indian Wells, Bogota, Miami, and the French Open.”
The 20-times Grand Slam winner revealed on his Facebook account that he underwent surgery in Switzerland on Wednesday and would miss a string of tournaments including the May 24-June 7 French Open.The 38-year-old explained that he had intended to avoid surgery if possible but the problem in his right knee refused to go away.
“I hoped it would go away, but after an examination and discussion with my team, I decided to have arthroscopic surgery in Switzerland yesterday.” His absence from Paris means his great rival Rafael Nadal, the 12-time champion, can draw level with the Swiss on 20 majors. However, that surgery-enforced absence eventually paid dividends with another Australian Open title and then Wimbledon six months later.
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