Roger Federer announced his return to the courts tennis after a while of not doing it. Through social networks, the participation of the Swiss in the Laver Cup in September and later in an event in Basel was confirmed.
After an injury, Federer has not been a regular at tennis tournaments and the unknown of which to participate grows. These are the first two contests that it announces.
In recent years, the knee has not allowed white sports fans to enjoy the former number one in the world. Wimbledon in 2021 was the last time he appeared as an active player.
On that occasion, the Polish Hubert Hurkacz I defeated him in the quarterfinals. From there, the 40-year-old Swiss has not seen action again, but he has been seen working on his rehabilitation.
Behind the knee operationthe organizers of the Swiss Indoors announced that Federer will be present at the tournament they organize.
“The ten times champion (of this tournament) in singles and local hero, Roger Federer announced his return to the stadium at St Jakobshalle. The greatest Swiss player of all time confirmed that his initial schedule would include the Laver Cup in London, followed by the Swiss Indoors and Basilea“, was read in the statement
The Laver Cup will take place in the English capital from September 23 to 25, while the basel competition It will take place between October 24 and 30.
The last time he was seen Roger Federer at a Grand Slam was last year when I participated in Wimbledon. His actions started well, but it was in the quarterfinals when he fell and said goodbye to that edition.
For this to 2022, Australia did not see how the Swiss jug. It was expected that for Roland Garros or Wimbledon itself he would return, but this will not be possible.
Federer not participate in any big tournament of tennis for this new year.