Is Roger Federer finally calling it quits?

The world tennis star seemed somewhat emotionally affected when he announced his next knee operation in a video on Instagram and also said this remarkable sentence: “I want to give myself a spark of hope to return to the tour.” That this violent setback is that He is obviously aware that this could mean the end of his exceptional career. Although Federer didn't talk about the end of his career in the one-and-a-half-minute-long message, he admitted: "I'm realistic, don't get me wrong, I know how difficult an operation is at this age." Exactly a week after him After receiving numerous good wishes on his 40th birthday, Federer had to report on his next long forced break on Sunday evening. “I will be on crutches for several weeks and be out of the game for several months,” the Swiss made clear. Surgery is necessary – the doubts are great His knee worsened during the grass season and at Wimbledon. After various examinations, it became clear to him that it would not work without an operation. The 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner did not say exactly what the injury was. He wants to get well, he wants to be able to walk around later. And he wanted to approach the rehab with the aim of continuing to be active on the tour, he added. Of course, Federer will not only miss the US Open, which begins on August 30th in New York. The rest of the 2021 season is likely to be over for him, that much seems clear. But will the long-time number one in the world even be competitive again? To a degree worthy of a star of his class? When is a return conceivable? Or was that it? The doubts as to whether Federer will make it back to the top of the world are getting bigger and bigger. Apparently the Swiss wants to torture himself again. An injury shouldn't dictate when it's over. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that Federer will be denied a crowning conclusion to his brilliant tennis decades. He may have lost his last chance at a Grand Slam title in 2019 when he missed two match points against Novak Djokovic in the longest final in Wimbledon history. Federer had focused everything on his favorite tournament this season after making his comeback in March after more than a year. He had knee surgery twice in 2020. This year Federer has only played 13 games. Most recently he failed in a sobering fashion in the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Ever since the 0-6 loss in the third set against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz, it was clear that Federer was going through a difficult phase. The father of four then had to let everything sink in. He canceled the Olympic Games in Tokyo. He skipped the start of the hard court season in North America. The superstars are taking a break Spanish top star Rafael Nadal is also currently sidelined injured. And Djokovic is also taking some time off. The Serbian world number one has already announced that he wants to attack the gold medal again at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and will focus on the upcoming US Open. Already in New York, Djokovic could leave his rivals Nadal and Federer behind with Grand Slam title number 21. Federer's goal should be to decide for himself when he wants to close his tennis chapter. He once said a long time ago that he didn't have to stop being cheesy. But it shouldn't end with an injury. But even his biggest fans are unlikely to have more than a tiny glimmer of hope for such a miraculous comeback as in 2017. Back then, Federer surprisingly won the Australian Open – and Wimbledon.

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Is Roger Federer finally calling it quits?

Only Roger Federer himself may know how big or how small his glimmer of hope for his comeback is.

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