At 38 years old, Roger Federer was forced to stop. A physical reset with which to face the 2021 course with full guarantees in what will be, almost certainly, his farewell to tennis, with the Olympics as a great objective. Therefore, and taking advantage of the stop of the ATP circuit due to the pandemic, The Basel player underwent a second knee operation last June to deal with his discomfort and thus return in perfect physical condition next year, renouncing this season.
A second operation that has been a success and that as it has counted Severin Luthi, Roger's coach, His recovery is on the right track. “Roger is fine. Rehabilitation has gone according to plan after the second surgery. For now there is not much intensity, but soon physical work will begin with Pierre Paganini, “confessed the coach on Swiss television SRF.
Federer has not competed since the last Australian Open, where he was eliminated in the semifinals by Novak Djokovic, ultimately champion of the tournament. Since then, two operations, the first of them in February, and maximum caution with his return, which will probably be the last …