• About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact
Tech News, Magazine & Review WordPress Theme 2017
  • Home
  • News
    Buying Quality Burling Bathroom Vanities: What to Consider

    Buying Quality Burling Bathroom Vanities: What to Consider

    How Vulnerable Are Australian Businesses To Power Blackouts in 2020

    How Vulnerable Are Australian Businesses To Power Blackouts in 2020?

    How to choose the Right LED strip light?

    How to choose the Right LED strip light?

    The Best SkiSocks for 2020 | Reviews

    The Best SkiSocks for 2020 | Reviews

    One Boy's Life

    One Boy’s Life

    Best Calendar 2021

    Best Calendar 2020

  • Business
    Your search for the fastest, and most convenient camera app in the world ends here

    Your search for the fastest, and most convenient camera app in the world ends here

    Kansas City Chiefs Favorites for Super Bowl 55

    Kansas City Chiefs Favorites for Super Bowl 55

  • Tech
  • Health
  • Home Improvement
  • Life Style
    Top 4 Smoke Detector You Can Choose

    Top 4 Smoke Detector You Can Choose

    Smart Home Security and Home Insurance

    Smart Home Security and Home Insurance

  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    Buying Quality Burling Bathroom Vanities: What to Consider

    Buying Quality Burling Bathroom Vanities: What to Consider

    How Vulnerable Are Australian Businesses To Power Blackouts in 2020

    How Vulnerable Are Australian Businesses To Power Blackouts in 2020?

    How to choose the Right LED strip light?

    How to choose the Right LED strip light?

    The Best SkiSocks for 2020 | Reviews

    The Best SkiSocks for 2020 | Reviews

    One Boy's Life

    One Boy’s Life

    Best Calendar 2021

    Best Calendar 2020

  • Business
    Your search for the fastest, and most convenient camera app in the world ends here

    Your search for the fastest, and most convenient camera app in the world ends here

    Kansas City Chiefs Favorites for Super Bowl 55

    Kansas City Chiefs Favorites for Super Bowl 55

  • Tech
  • Health
  • Home Improvement
  • Life Style
    Top 4 Smoke Detector You Can Choose

    Top 4 Smoke Detector You Can Choose

    Smart Home Security and Home Insurance

    Smart Home Security and Home Insurance

  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
CC EveryBody
No Result
View All Result

Knee Problems Prompt Roger Federer to Skip the Australian Open

Ijaz Ibrahim by Ijaz Ibrahim
December 28, 2020
Home Sport
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

As organizers finalized plans to move the Australian Open to February from its usual January start, the top 100 men and women in the world rushed to sign up, yearning to play a Grand Slam in a country with few cases of the coronavirus, even if it meant a two-week quarantine upon arrival.

Then, just days after signing on, Roger Federer announced Monday he would not play in Australia after all as he works his way back from knee surgeries.

Federer hopes to play again, but will a return take the form of a farewell tour or a legitimate run at championships? Federer turns 40 in August.

He has not played a competitive tournament since the 2020 Australian Open, where he made it through two five-set matches before falling to Novak Djokovic, the eight-time champion, in the semifinals. He also played a charity match in South Africa in February, but he announced early during the pandemic that he would shut down for the rest of the season as the sport itself was working out when it might return.

As he recovered in Switzerland from his first knee surgery during the initial lockdown, Federer charmed fans by hitting in the snow outside his house. Then came his announcement that he’d had a second surgery in the spring, and he spoke of his slow recovery.

“I’ve had two knee surgeries, so it has been dominated by that — by rehabbing, being on crutches, recovering from the surgery and taking it step by step. I must say I feel much better already again,” he said during a sponsor appearance last summer.

As expected, he skipped the United States Open and the French Open. Tennis inched toward its next phase, as Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev battled in the U.S. Open final to become the first new men’s Grand Slam winner since 2014, with Thiem coming out on top. (Rafael Nadal skipped the tournament to avoid traveling to the U.S., and Djokovic was ejected for swatting a ball that hit a line judge.)

Nadal tied Federer with his 20th Grand Slam at the French Open in October.

Federer remained hopeful that he might be able to appear in Australia, especially after it became clear that the tournament would be pushed back three weeks to accommodate strict protocols for international travelers, including players.

But in a statement to The Associated Press, Tony Godsick, Federer’s agent, said Federer had decided that despite recent progress, his best chance for success in whatever time he has left in professional tennis would be to return after the Australian Open.

“I will start discussions this coming week for tournaments that begin in late February and then start to build a schedule for the rest of the year,” Godsick said.

That could include plans for the Olympics, where Federer won a gold medal in doubles in 2008 and a silver in singles in 2012.

In a statement, Craig Tiley, the Australian Open tournament director, said: “The Australian Open has always held a special place in his heart — remember it was Roger who first called the Australian Open the ‘happy slam’.”

Federer is still the world No. 5. He last won the Australian Open in 2018 at 37. It is his most recent Grand Slam title. After he nearly won Wimbledon in 2019, it seemed as though he might be able to compete at the highest level for several more years.

Now it is unclear when he might come back, much less contend against his longtime rivals, Djokovic and Nadal.

#Knee #Problems #Prompt #Roger #Federer #Skip #Australian #Open

Source

Previous Post

Washington Football Team release 2019 first-round pick Dwayne Haskins

Next Post

LIVE Transfer Talk: Messi reveals ‘dream’ of playing in MLS in the future

Ijaz Ibrahim

Ijaz Ibrahim

Next Post

LIVE Transfer Talk: Messi reveals 'dream' of playing in MLS in the future

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *




CC EveryBody

Get the Breaking News Tech, Science, Celebrity Life & Biography, movies, Games Updates. Latest Sports, Tech and Health news. promind complex reviews
Meticore scam

Follow Us

Categories

  • Business
  • Cloths
  • Gaming
  • Guide
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Photography
  • Review
  • Security
  • Sport
  • Tech
  • Uncategorized

Contact us

[email protected]

Recent News

Heath outlines Tokyo intentions with strong return to the water

April 19, 2021

The Boom-Or-Bust Red Sox Are At It Again

April 19, 2021
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2020 Copyright 2020

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Review
  • Apple
  • Applications
  • Computers
  • Gaming
  • Microsoft
  • Photography
  • Security

© 2020 Copyright 2020