Tennis Roger Federer possible return courts Australian Open 2021 injury circuit there will be no more operations January

Roger Federer is the big absentee in this unusual tennis season. A setback in his recovery after a knee operation caused him to announce his discharge for the entire year and sports lovers eagerly await his return. In that sense, the ‘Swiss Express‘gave a tentative date.

The 39-year-old tennis player shared with the Swiss weekly Schweizer Illustrierte the date on which he thinks he will be able to return to the tennis courts and detailed that he is seen participating in the first Grand Slam it’s from the season.

“I am going to come back little by little, I am going to take my time and I do not want to pressure myself. I will not compete in a tournament until I am one hundred percent fit. Right now it seems that I can return at the Australian Open in January,” he stressed Federer.

After that, the 20-time Grand Slams winner assured that he is still not fit for training in his normalcy, but that he is on “the right path”.

“I still can’t train normally. More than two hours with the racket is not possible at the moment. But I have been working on endurance and strength in an absolutely painless way for a while now. There will be no more operations,” he said about his right knee .

Finally, the Basel player spoke out before an eventual retirement, given his 39 years and his physical problems. “As long as I am having fun, I will continue,” he pronounced sharply.

He Australian Open 2021 it will take place in Melbourne and will mark the start of next season’s Grand Slams. It is scheduled to start on Monday 18 until Sunday 31 January.