Tokyo: another Federer surrender, no Games

After that of Rafa Nadal, another excellent renunciation arrives at the Olympic tennis tournament in Tokyo, that of His Majesty Roger Federer. The Swiss champion, who will turn 40 one day before the final ceremony of the games, is forced to snatch his pass due to a knee injury and announces it on twitter. A post that throws millions of fans into despair, already struck by the non-epic exit of their favorite in the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon tournament, in practice the only one who has played with some consistency in this 2021 after being eliminated in the third round in Paris. "During the grass season, unfortunately I had a relapse of my right knee injury and I have to accept the idea of ​​having to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games," writes Federer on social media. "I am deeply sorry - adds the Swiss -, because every time I have participated in the Games representing Switzerland I have been honored and have given prestige to my career. I wish the whole team good luck and I will cheer from afar. "" I have already started rehabilitation, hoping to be back on the pitch by the end of the summer ", writes Federer, leaving some glimmers for those hoping to see him at the US. Open. The problem still remains the joint that in 2020 forced Federer to undergo surgery twice, practically skipping the entire season, already upset by the pandemic. The twenty-time Grand Slam champion - an honor he shares with Rafa Nadal and from Sunday with Novak Djokovic,who in turn questioned his presence in Tokyo due to the contagion situation in Japan - he never won an Olympic gold medal in the singles and now also the last chance, unfortunately for him and for the fans of tennis, has vanished.