To have been and to be… The bet that the tennis planet is impatiently awaiting.
Roger Federer has announced that he will return to competition in Doha (March 8-13).
To meet, at 39, a colossal challenge, not to evolve in the shadow of legend, but on the contrary to prolong the magic.
“I have long wondered when and where to return.
For the Australian Open (February 8-21), it was still too early for my knee.
For the first time, I have the feeling that my knee is ready to play tournaments again, ”
he told Swiss radio SRF.
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His last official match dates from the semi-final of the Australian Open lost against Novak Djokovic on January 30, 2020. In the process, accompanied by Rafael Nadal, the legendary Swiss took part in an XXL exhibition in Cape Town in front of 51,000 spectators .
Then he had undergone two operations on his right knee (in February, then in June).
And sowed some news on social networks.
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