BREAKING: Federer's secret injury that’s forced him under the knife.
Federer returned to play Roland Garros in 2019 where he made it through to the semi-finals, but skipped the clay court seasons in 2018 and 2017 to keep his body fresh for Wimbledon. He is coming off a charity promotion event in South Africa and an Australian Open campaign where he admitted his body felt “horrible” during his semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic.
Despite physically struggling at Melbourne Park, Federer showed no signs of knee issues when he played Rafael Nadal in Cape Town earlier this month. The outdoor exhibition match, watched by 51,954 fans, set a world record for the most watched tennis match in history. Federer revealed during the Australian Open he was close to pulling the pin on his semi-final blockbusterHaving been on the ATP Tour for more than 20 years, Federer carries a near unprecedented record of never retiring from a match.Federer was coming off two five-set marathon wins over John Millman and Tennys Sandgren. He also appeared to suffer tightness in his legs during the match against Sandgren, calling for a medical time out in both of his final two matches at the Open. He said it hurt him to play wounded — especially after it soon sunk in that he was almost no chance of beating Djokovic.“Nice entrance, nice send-off, and in between is one to forget because you know you have a three per cent chance to win. You know, got to go for it. You never know. But once you can see it coming, that it’s not going to work anymore, it’s tough.trending in sport
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