The historic Swiss tennis player confirmed, through his social networks, the decision to be out for the next ATP 500 in Dubai, which will be played next week. Federer stated that he expressed his happiness at being able to return to the circuit in Doha, as well as his intention to return to training before competing again.
The 39-year-old announced that he will not be part of the main draw of the Emirati tournament, where he was again going to be the second highest seeded player behind Dominic Thiem. In this way, we will have to wait for the next season to know if Roger Federer will return to an event that he won on eight occasions. His last appearance in Dubai was in 2019, when not only did he take the title defeating names like Kohlschreiber, Verdasco, Coric and Tsitsipas, in the final, but it was the championship that allowed him to reach the sum of 100 trophies at the ATP level. .
“It has been very good to return to the ATP circuit, I loved every minute playing in Doha once again. A big thank you to the best and most loyal team, who helped me to be here. I have decided that it is best to go back to training, and as a result, I have decided to get off Dubai next week ”, He published the Swiss star on his Twitter account.
The return in Doha
Although perhaps it was not the return that Federer expected in terms of results, and the fact of being able to play official matches again after the complications he had with his knee, for him it has been a success. His first match was against the British Daniel Evans, in a duel of the highest level, a lot of parity, and that the Swiss managed to get away after almost two and a half hours.
Nikoloz Basilashvili was the one who managed to beat him in the quest for the quarterfinals of the Qatari tournament, although once again Roger showed that physically he felt very well. In addition, he confirmed that he can compete, in two really exhausting presentations.
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