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Tennis: Roger Federer forfeits to Roland-Garros

2020-02-20T11:19:09.901Z


Operated on the right knee on Wednesday, the Swiss will not participate in the next tournaments, including Roland-Garros. We will probably never see him again


Will we see Switzerland again one day at Roland-Garros? Roger Federer's fans will be disappointed. Operated on the right knee on Wednesday, the Maestro will not be present at the French Open, which will take place from May 24 to June 7. Federer will previously miss the Dubai, Indian Wells, Bogotá and Miami tournaments, as he reports on his Twitter account.

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- Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) February 20, 2020

Semi-finalist last year after an absence of three years, the Balois, 38, will have to wait another year to eventually find the Parisian clay.

Winner in Paris in 2009, Roger Federer rose to the semifinals last year, beaten by Spaniard Rafael Nadal in three sets.

If all goes well, Roger Federer hopes to return this summer for the start of the budding season and should be present at Wimbledon. Main objective of his season with the Olympic tournament in Tokyo. At the start of 2020, the Swiss had reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne, beaten by the Serb Novak Djokovic.

Source: leparis

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