Rogerย Federer is sitting out the rest of this season, including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and U.S. Open, to protect his surgically repaired left knee.
Federer wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday that he needs โmore extensive rehabilitation following my knee surgery earlier this year.โ โThe doctors advised that if I want to play on the ATP World Tour injury free for another few years, as I intend to do, I must give both my knee and body the proper time to fully recover,โ Federer said.
The owner of a record 17 Grand Slams titles turns 35 on Aug. 8, so the reference to โanother few yearsโ might give his fans increased hope of seeing Federer continue to wield a racket for quite some time.
His agent, Tony Godsick, wrote in an email to The Associated Press that Federer's plan is to โbe ready for the start of next year.โ
