Roger Federer to sit out 2020 tennis tour after knee surgery
- Swiss superstar announced his decision on Twitter after ‘setback’ during rehabilitation from surgery in February
- ‘I will look forward to see everyone back on tour at the start of the 2021 season,’ says 20-time grand slam winner
Roger Federer will miss the rest of the 2020 season after undergoing a second procedure on his right knee, the 20-time grand slam singles champion said on Wednesday.
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 in a Twitter post.
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.