ROGER FEDERER could skip the Australian Open so he doesn’t miss out on his Wimbledon and Olympics dream.
The Swiss celebrity is recovering from knee surgical procedure and has not performed since shedding to Novak Djokovic within the Australian Open semi-finals in January.
Roger Federer would possibly skip subsequent 12 months’s Australian OpenCredit score: Reuters
The Swiss is contemplating the transfer to make sure he’s match for Wimbledon and the OlympicsCredit score: EPA
The 39-year-old has but to decide to the primary Slam of the 2021 12 months, which has not nailed down its agency date within the calendar.
Anybody taking part in in Melbourne should observe a two-week Covid-19 quarantine interval in a chosen resort.
Nonetheless Federer needs to be match for the return of Wimbledon in the summertime – and he additionally has one eye on taking part on the Tokyo Video games.
He mentioned: “I might like to be in Australia. However I’m very shut with my knee.
“After the second operation I mentioned to myself: ‘I wish to take my time. I don’t wish to take the subsequent step till I’m prepared.’
“These three weeks would possibly assist me a bit. The summer time with Wimbledon, the Olympic Video games and the US Open is my precedence.”
Federer, who turns 40 in August, has received six singles titles Down Underneath, notably making a triumphant return in 2017 following surgical procedure on his left knee.
He added: “I hope there’s nonetheless one thing to see from me within the New Yr. We are going to see.”
Federer was pictured back on the practice court originally of November.
And he also poo-pooed any retirement talk and mentioned: “I’m undoubtedly not retiring now.
“I’m nonetheless combating for my return, I wish to be on the court docket, I want to play with the legends of the sport, with the perfect gamers.
“I really feel that there’s little left in me. I’m doing effectively, it’s a lengthy course of – not day by day, however weekly.”
Roger Federer took to Instagram to get followers excited as he practiced his serving
