Roger Federer goes to overlook the U.S. Open and be sidelined for months as a result of he wants a 3rd operation on his proper knee, a process he stated will depart him with “a glimmer of hope” that he can return to competitors.
Federer introduced the information Sunday by way of a video message on Instagram.
“I’ve been doing a lot of checks with the doctors, as well, on my knee, getting all the information as I hurt myself further during the grass-court season and Wimbledon,” Federer stated. “Unfortunately they told me for the medium- to long-term, to feel better, I will need surgery, so I decided to do it. I will be on crutches for many weeks and then also out of the game for many months.”
The 40-year-old Federer, who has 20 Grand Slam singles titles to share the boys’s report with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, acknowledged there was an opportunity his taking part in profession might be over, however he stated he would rehab the knee with the objective of constructing one other comeback.
“I want to be healthy. I want to be running around later, as well, again, and I want to give myself a glimmer of hope, also, to return to the tour in some shape or form,” Federer stated. “I am realistic, don’t get me wrong. I know how difficult it is at this age right now to do another surgery and try it.”
Federer missed greater than a 12 months of motion after first having his knee repaired shortly after the 2020 Australian Open in February of that 12 months. He had a follow-up process that June.
He returned to Grand Slam motion on the French Open in late May after which pulled out of the event after three victories. His most up-to-date match was a loss on the Wimbledon quarterfinals final month, and he cited the knee damage in withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics.
The season’s final Grand Slam event, the U.S. Open, begins Aug. 30 in New York. Nadal is coping with a foot damage, and Djokovic pulled out of tune-up tournaments, saying he wanted to relaxation and recuperate following the Olympics, the place he did not win a medal.
Federer received 16 of his Grand Slam titles between 2003 and 2010 however remained at or close to the highest of the game into his late 30s. He received the Australian Open and Wimbledon throughout a resurgent 2017 and defended his title at Melbourne Park in 2018, his most up-to-date Grand Slam championship. In 2019 he misplaced a five-set basic to Djokovic within the Wimbledon remaining.
Federer’s spot within the U.S. Open essential draw will go to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands, the U.S. Tennis Association stated. American Mackie McDonald can be the subsequent man to maneuver into the sector if there’s one other withdrawal.
