Knee injury Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics

He forfeited. Roger Federer announced on Tuesday July 13 that he would ultimately not participate in the Olympic Games, organized in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8. In question: his pain in the right knee has recurred, as he details in a message shared on the social networks. After his elimination in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, the Swiss had explained that he would make a decision during the week. In the end, the troubles related to that knee won the day when it came time to make a choice.

“I am very disappointed”

“During the grass season, I unfortunately had a setback with my knee and II have to withdraw from Tokyo. I am very disappointed because it has always been an honor to represent Switzerland “, explains the winner of the Davis Cup 2014 in a message posted on his Twitter account. His words leave no doubt: combative, the athlete hopes to be back very quickly. And to continue in these terms: “I have already started my rehabilitation to hope to be back on the circuit this summer. I wish the whole Swiss team good luck. I will support them as much as possible from a distance”.

Two knee operations in 2020

Roger Federer, who had two right knee surgery in 2020, will turn 40 in early August. Already absent during the last edition of the Olympic Games, which took place in Rio, his new package joins an already full list, says The team. His name therefore joins those of Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Denis Shapovalov, Roberto Bautista-Agut, David Goffin, like the French Adrian Mannarino and Richard Gasquet, specifies the newspaper.

Polyglot and fair play, the player regularly attracts the sympathy of the public and the media. Frequently, we see him taking part in humanitarian actions, through his charitable action. Heart side, he married Miroslava “Mirka” Vavrinec in 2009. The couple met in 2000, during the Sydney Olympics. Roger Federer had become his manager.

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