Federer will not be in Toronto or Cincinnati due to injury

The tournaments of the ATP Masters 1000 announced on Thursday, August 5 that Roger Federer will not participate in the National Bank Open featured by Rogers at Toronto (August 9 to 15) or in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati (August 15 to 22) due to knee injury.

It should be remembered that the Swiss tennis player decided not to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for an injury to his right knee: “During the grass season, unfortunately I experienced a backhand with my knee and I have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics ”, he announced on his social networks. In addition, he indicated that he had already begun rehabilitation “with the hope of returning to the tour at the end of this summer.”

Federer reappeared for the last time at Wimbledon, after having undergone a double surgery on his knee that augured the worst omens and that kept him away from the court for 405 days. On his return, he played 13 games between Doha, Geneva, Roland Garros, Halle and Wimbledon, with a total of nine wins and four losses. On Sunday, August 8, he will turn 40 years old and his presence in the US Open (Aug 30-Sep 12) is on the air.

Other casualties in Toronto

The absence of Federer is also joined by that of the Olympic gold Alexander Zverev, that of the Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini, the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, Pablo Carreño, and the canadian Milos Raonic. In addition to Djokovic and Thiem.