Roger Federer said he was "
in a very good condition
" after his knee surgery last month, but clarified that he would not be rushing back to the court. At 40, Federer, who shares the record 20 men's majors with Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, underwent two knee operations in 2020 that kept him off the circuit for more than a year.
He returned to action in March but was again injured his knee during the grass court season and said he needed another operation to be able to resume the game. "
This decision was not easy to take, as I had already had two knee operations last year
Federer told former US world number one Jim Courier in an interview with the Laver Cup on Saturday.
“
I was really unhappy with the way things turned out at Wimbledon. I was far from where I wanted to be to play at the highest level. But I did my best and in the end, at some point, enough is enough. Now I just have to take it step by step
”.
Federer reached the quarter-finals at the All England club, but lost in straight sets to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, failing to win a single game in the third set. The Swiss, who is one of the co-creators of the Laver Cup, made the late decision to travel to Boston for the fourth edition of the exhibition event featuring Team Europe and Team World. .
Federer was seen moving around on crutches and received thunderous applause from spectators at the TD Garden arena during the three-day event which ends Sunday. “
First I have to walk properly, run properly, then do the side steps and all the agility work, and finally,i must be back on the tennis court
", did he declare.
“
But it's going to take me a few more months and we'll see how things go next year.
I have to take my time.
I don't want to rush into anything at this point
. ”
“
It's also for my life.
I want to make sure I can do whatever I want to do later.
There's no rush, so I'm actually in a very good position.
I think the worst is behind me.
I am very happy.
"