Federer at Roland, in 2019 - Ella Ling / BPI / REX / SIPA

Roger Federer on clay, the image is likely to be rare in 2020. According to his agent Tony Godsick, the man with 20 Grand Slam titles will not compete in any ocher tournament before Roland-Garros. He brushed aside with one hand the recent rumors sending Rodgeur to the Masters 1000 in Madrid and Rome.

The Swiss therefore returns to a calendar whose format recalls 2017 and 2018, except for internationals from France, which he will refrain from zapping. His agent explains this choice by a summer that promises to be busy with a series of Wimbledon, JO 2020 and US Open which will already be difficult enough to cash at almost 39 years of age in addition to inflict an extended season on clay. The last Federer's tournament before Roland will be the Masters 1000 in Miami (late March-early April).

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