Roger Federer to miss out remaining matches in 2020 due to knee surgery
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Roger Federer to miss out remaining matches in 2020 due to knee surgery

New Delhi: The 20-time Grand Slam holder Roger Federer on Wednesday (June 10, 2020) mentioned he’s planning to take the required time to be 100% prepared after lately having surgical procedure on his proper knee.

Federer who final performed within the Australian Open semis in January in opposition to Djokovic mentioned in a photograph assertion, “A couple of weeks in the past, having skilled a setback throughout my preliminary rehabilitation, I needed to have a further fast arthroscopic process on my proper knee.”

The 38-year previous added, “Now, very like I did main as much as the 2017 season, I plan to take the required time to be 100% able to play at my highest stage.”

“I will look forward to seeing everyone back on tour at the start of the 2021 season.” 
 

Tennis has been one of many names on the sporting occasions checklist which have been canceled/postponed as a result of coronavirus outbreak internationally.

The virus that was first detected in Wuhan (China) in late December 2019, was declared a ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on March 11, 2020, after which the sporting occasions have been halted as a way to comprise the unfold of the virus.

In tennis, Wimbledon, the oldest Grand Slam match, was canceled for the primary time since 1945. The subsequent version of the grass-court match will probably be from June 28 to July 11 in 2021. 

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) additionally mentioned the claycourt Grand Slam at Roland Garros would now happen from September 20 – October 4, 2020. It was scheduled to begin from May 24.

The US Open organisers additionally lately mentioned that they nonetheless hope to carry the match as deliberate in New York slated for August 31.

Federer had additionally deliberate to symbolize Switzerland on the Tokyo Olympics, which have additionally been deferred resulting from COVID-19 that has taken greater than Four lakh lives around the globe. 

The Summer Olympics will now be staged from July 23 to August eight in 2021.
 

 

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