Swiss tennis player Roger Federer He said this Saturday that hopes to return to competition at “late summer”since his recovery from a Knee surgery probably will prevent him from playing Wimbledon to the winner of 20 Grand Slam titles.
The Swiss player, 40 years old, underwent a surgery on the right knee for the third time last August and has been lost five of the last seven Grand Slams.
Federer reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, but his coach Severin Luthi said “can’t imagine” the eight-time Wimbledon winner in London this summer.
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“Your Majesty” targeted his return at the end of the summer or the beginning of the fall is a realistic goal, which could mean that would be back for the US Open 2022, which begins on August 29. This was explained this Saturday in an interview with the Swiss radio station SRF.
“The end of summer, beginning of autumn, [ahí es] where I am aiming for a comeback. “Is [la rodilla] well. Better. Obviously, I was on crutches for two months, so you have to start from the bottom.”
“[La cirugía] It was certainly the right thing. the knee wasn’t right after Wimbledon [el año pasado], so he couldn’t continue. I am currently in three parts. First, the whole rehab, getting back on my feet at the start. Then learn to walk and develop everything”he added.
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“Right now I’m at the stage where I can start thinking about my return. I had a very good MRI a few weeks ago, which makes me feel very positive.” Federer, whose account of ‘big’ follows in 20 titles and was already surpassed by the Spanish Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open 2022.
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The schedule for recovery Roger Federer it also means that he will miss the second Grand Slam of the season, the French Open in May at Roland Garros.
(With information from Europe Press)
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