Data map: Swiss player Federer returned the ball in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Chenyun
China News Service, December 28. According to foreign media reports, Federer, the "Swiss King", has decided to withdraw from the 2021 Australian Open.
However, he still plans to return to the game in 2021.
Tony Goldsick, CEO of Federer’s agent and management company, said in a statement: “Roger has decided not to participate in the 2021 Australian Open. In the past few months, his knees and physical condition have improved significantly. Progress. However, after consulting with the team, he believes that in the long run, the best decision for him is to return to the game after the Australian Open." It is reported that Federer's agent will discuss next week in late February. To conduct the competition and develop a plan for participation.
Federer, 39, underwent surgery on his right knee in February this year and withdrew from the French Open and other competitions. He has said that he will return to the grass court in June 2020.
However, he encountered problems during the recovery stage of the injury and had to undergo surgery again.
Since then, Federer announced on his personal social media that he will withdraw from the 2020 season in order to recover from his right knee injury.
In October of this year, the Australian Open officially confirmed that Federer will participate in the 2021 Australian Open.
However, a statement from his agent also made Federer's comeback time uncertain again.
The 2021 Australian Open event was postponed to February 8th in Melbourne Park. According to the Australian Open plan, players will arrive in Australia one after another from January 15th and begin a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
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