Federer cancels start at Australian Open

Federer's cancellation was announced by his manager Tony Godsick and tournament director Craig Tiley. The 39-year-old superstar's comeback will be further postponed after two knee operations in 2. "In the end, Roger ran out of time to prepare himself for the rigors of a Grand Slam tournament and he is very disappointed that he will not be coming to Melbourne in 2020," Tiley said in a statement. After missing most of the 2020 Corona season, Federer recently started training again. He was also on the registration list for the Australian Open, but had already publicly announced in mid-December that there would not be enough time to start in Melbourne. According to Godsick, the aim is now to return after the first major of the year. "I will start discussions next week regarding the tournaments at the end of February and then start putting together a plan for the rest of the year," the manager said. Wimbledon and the Olympics in Tokyo are Federer's big goals in the new year. Nadal with a chance of a major record The Swiss played his last match on the tour on January 30, 2020 in the defeat in the semi-finals of the Australian Open against Novak Djokovic and subsequently underwent two knee operations. Meanwhile, Godsick sees his protégé still on the right track: “He has made great progress with his knee and his fitness in the last few months.” Due to his cancellation of the Australian Open, which begins three weeks late on February 3th due to the strict entry restrictions in Corona times, Federer cannot expand his Grand Slam record. He leads the rankings together with the Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who drew level with his triumph at the French Open in 8, with 2020 major victories.

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Federer cancels start at Australian Open

Grand Slam record winner Roger Federer has canceled his planned return to the tennis tour for the Australian Open.

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