GENEVA: Roger Federer said Friday (Sep 10) the timing of his return to the courts was still uncertain, just weeks ahead of the US Open, but the tennis legend remained upbeat after turning 40. Federer, who has only played 13 matches in 2021, having been out for more than a year with two knee surgeries,
GENEVA: Roger Federer said Friday the timing of his return to the courts was still uncertain, just weeks ahead of the US Open, but the tennis legend remained upbeat after turning 40.
The US Open gets under way on Aug 30 but Federer did not say whether he would be taking part in the last of the year's four majors. Federer reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals but pulled out of the Tokyo Games and then withdrew from the ATP Toronto and Cincinnati Masters - the last major tune-ups for the US Open."It was different before. The questions were simple: What is my place in the ranking? What will my next tournament be?", he said.
Federer is a 20-time Grand Slam champion, a record he shares with his younger rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
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