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Roger Federer is currently out of the circuit, recuperating from a knee injury. He last played on the grass courts of Wimbledon and after suffering a quarterfinals defeat against Hubert Hurkacz, decided to undergo surgery. Federer recently collaborated with the famous designer Ronnie Fieg.

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While fans are eagerly waiting for his comeback, the 20-time Grand Slam champion is enjoying the little time he has off the court.

Exactly as Roger Federer expected

Federer recently received a beautiful design of his initials on a clay court from the American footwear and clothing designer. It consists of a square of the Swiss legend’s logo. Hence, one can say it portrays that Federer’s comeback will be more powerful than ever.

Earlier Ronnie Fieg-led brand KITH handled the release of The Roger Pro by On. KITH’s management team ensured that the Swiss-engineered sneakers were available in every physical and digital branch of the company. Further, their latests practice session received showers of adoration from sneaker heads and tennis fans.

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Apart from this, the former World no.1 utilized his time traveling. He first visited Malawi, one of the work locations of the Roger Federer foundation. Then he traveled to Rome and attended Wimbledon’s centenary celebrations of the Centre Court. Also, Federer stared in a Swiss tourism commercial alongside Anne Hathaway.

Federer’s comeback

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The eight-time Wimbledon champion is all set to return to action. He has signed up for the upcoming Swiss Indoors Basel and the Laver cup. The ATP 500 tournament will commence on 22nd October.

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The tournament will make a comeback alongside its 10-time champion this year after being called off because of the pandemic for two consecutive seasons.

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Further, Federer, with the help of his protected ranking, will take part as the defending champion of the hard court based tournament. Will he win his 11th title? Let us know in the comments section.