Swiss Roger Federer is training without pain after undergoing two knee surgeries this year and said he hopes to return to the circuit at the Open de Australia next January.
“I’m on the right track,” he told the German magazine Schweizer Illustrierte the man who shares the record of 20 Grand Slam titles with Rafa Nadal.
“I’m coming back little by little, but I’m going to take my time and I don’t want to pressure myself. I will only participate in a tournament when I am 100% fit. At the moment, it looks like he could return at the Australian Open in January, ”said the 39-year-old Swiss tennis player, who reached the semi-finals at Melbourne Park earlier this year but missed the rest of the season after undergoing a second arthroscopic surgery on the right knee.
Withdrawal? I’ve been valuing it for five years, but as long as I have fun playing tennis I’ll keep going
Although you have made significant progress in your recovery, Federer He explained that he is not yet at the point where he can train normally.
“Not yet, more than two hours with the racket is not possible at the moment,” he said. Federer, who is currently number 4 in the world and who saw how Rafa Nadal equaled his record of 20 Grand Slam titles with his 13th crown at Roland Garros.
“But I’ve been working on my endurance and strength absolutely pain-free for a while. There will be no more operations, ”explained the Swiss, who said he has no intention of retiring.
“I’ve been valuing it for the last five years,” he added. “But as long as I have fun playing tennis like I have been doing now, I’ll keep going.”
