Roger Federer has announced that he will be out of action for “many months” as he plans to undergo knee surgery.
Federer will miss the US Open and confirmed via Instagram that he will be sidelined for a number of months because he needs a third operation on his right knee. Federer, who turned 40 on 8 August, hasn’t played a match since losing in the Wimbledon quarter-finals last month.
The Swiss star then sat out the Tokyo Olympics, saying he had hurt his knee during the grass-court season. Federer missed more than a year of action after first having his knee repaired shortly after the 2020 Australian Open in February of that year. He had a follow-up procedure that June. Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are all tied for the men’s record with 20 Grand Slam singles titles. The season’s last Grand Slam tournament, the US Open, starts on 30 August in New York.
Additional reporting by AP.
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