Federer operates on his knee and is low in Roland Garros: “See you in the grass”

His passage through the operating room forces him to miss Indian Wells, Miami and the entire earth season.

Roger Federer will not play tennis again until the end of next June. This was announced in the morning of Thursday the tennis player himself in his social networks. The Swiss, world number 3, was subdued on Wednesday to an arthroscopy on his right knee because of some discomfort that has been dragging for several weeks.

The Swiss cannot, therefore, be in the Dubai tournament, the next scheduled date. But the most serious thing is that the recovery prevents him from playing Roland Garros. In this way Rafael Nadal may, if he wins in Paris, match the Swiss at the head of the wonderful race between them and Djokovic for being the tennis player that most Grand Slam has won in history. Right now Federer is 20, by 19 of Nadal and 17 of Serbian.

Along the way there will also be tournaments such as Indian Wells, Bogot, Roland Garros and the entire land season prior to the Paris tournament. “My right knee has been bothering me for a while. I expected the discomfort to disappear, but after an examination and discussing it with my team I decided to undergo an arthroscopic surgery yesterday (by Wednesday) in Switzerland. After the operation, the doctors have confirmed that it was the right thing and rely heavily on a full recovery, “Federer explained in his social networks.

“I am very grateful for everyone's support. I look forward to playing again as soon as possible, see you on the grass!”, He said goodbye, thinking about his reappearance scheduled for the month of June, in a tournament prior to Wimbledon. Queen's, for example, begins June 15.