Roger Federer: the big blow that hits the tennis legend

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Roger Federer
While Roger Federer celebrated his 40th birthday a few days ago, his many fans know that the end of his career is approaching and that the native of Basel has already far exceeded the average age when tennis players end their careers.

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Roger Federer
After an encouraging start to the year where Roger Federer made a round of 16 at Rolland Garros and a quarter at Wimbledon, the Swiss had to forfeit the Olympic Games, wanting to keep time to rest.

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Mirka Federer, Roger Federer’s wife
Already twice operated on the knee in recent seasons, Roger Federer was injured again at Wimbledon and has just announced in an Instagram video that he would again have to go through the operation box

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Roger Federer
“I wanted to give you some news on what happened to me since Wimbledon. As you can imagine I haven’t done much, I make a lot of visits to the doctor to have him check my condition. my knee.”

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Roger Federer
“Unfortunately, he told me that in order for me to feel good in the medium to long term, I need to have the operation. I decided to do it.”

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7/12 –

Roger Federer
Roger Federer will therefore not participate in the US Open, which will start on August 30, and may not play again this year.

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8/12 –

Roger Federer
“I would be on crutches for several weeks and not be able to play tennis for several months.”

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Roger Federer
“It will be difficult but I know it is the best thing to do since I want to be healthy. I want to give myself a chance to return to the circuit in good shape.”

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10/12 –

Roger Federer
“Make no mistake, I’m a realist, I know how difficult it is at that age to have surgery and come back”

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11/12 –

Roger Federer
Roger Federer knows it, he will have more and more physical problems and may spend more time injured than in good shape.

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12/12 –

Roger Federer
While he seems determined to try a return to the professional circuit again, the end of his career is approaching and he could decide to announce it if he does not recover completely from this injury.