Roger Federer He said on Saturday that any return to a tournament after his knee operation last year would not take place until at least the end of the summer. The 40-year-old Swiss tennis player assured this, within the process of his long rehabilitation, to the Swiss broadcaster SRF present at the Women’s Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Lenzerheide, where he has a house.
Roger confirmed what he said in November, that he would not be back in time for Wimbledon in June, although he did not specify this Saturday his plans for the US Open that begins on August 29. Federer told SRF that his rehabilitation was progressing well enough that he was considering returning to Flushing Meadows.
He previously said that the motivation for undergoing the surgery last August was to protect his future quality of life with his family rather than return to competitive tennis.
For his part, his coach Severin Luthi, stated in a Swiss newspaper that “at the moment, I can’t imagine him playing at Wimbledon. “I’m not someone who says it’s impossible. But I can’t imagine it right now. He is still in the rehabilitation phase. Not only do you have to strengthen the muscles of the knee and leg, but the whole body. It’s a complete conditioning program.”
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