Roger Federer pictured after beating Rafael Nadal during an exhibition match in Cape Town on Feb 7. PARIS: Roger Federer has undergone surgery to resolve a longstanding knee problem and said on Thursday he would be out of action until after the French Open while his rivals backed the 38-year-old to return as strong as ever.
He will now target a return for the grass court season and an assault on a ninth Wimbledon title after reaching the final in 2019 where he had two championship points before losing an epic final to Novak Djokovic. His absence from Paris means his great rival Rafael Nadal, the 12-time champion, can draw level with the Swiss on 20 majors.
He has only played one tournament in 2020, making the semi-finals of the Australian Open where he was defeated again by eventual champion Djokovic.His last appearance on a court was an exhibition event in Cape Town earlier this month where his charity match with Nadal was played in front of 50,000 spectators, a world record for a tennis event.
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