Roger Federer Reportedly Back to the Grind, Plans to Start Practice Soon Ahead of Return

The 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has not played since Wimbledon 2021. The Swiss Maestro last graced the court in July, when he lost to Polish star Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-final.

After Wimbledon, Federer aggravated his knee, which already had a bad history. In fact, in 2020, Federer underwent surgery on his right knee twice. Following his exit from the tour in July 2021, he had his knee operated on for a third time.

Ever since then, Federer has been in the process of recovery, slowly but gradually regaining his health. Now, there are rumors from Switzerland that the legendary player has finally returned to training.

Rumors of Roger Federer returning to training are doing the rounds

According to the Swiss reporter Arnaud Cerutti of RTS (Radio Television Suisse), Roger Federer is back in training. Per the rumors, Federer spent last week in Dubai, practicing.

Radio Television Suisse reported that Federer is now back in Switzerland. He is now waiting with his team to get the doctors’ opinion on whether he can begin playing for points and practice sets. Naturally, with the tennis season back in full gear, Roger must be itching to get back and join his colleagues on the Tour.

Roger Federer hopes to be able to make a “last lap” at Wimbledon as soon as possible. However, with the extent of his remaining recovery still not entirely known, it might be possible that the world only gets to see him later this year.

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Of course, all the rumors and speculations about Federer’s return must be taken with a grain of salt. After all, his team has kept all news of his recovery and comeback under wraps.

This was Federer’s third knee surgery

Federer underwent two surgeries on his right knee in the year 2020. His first operation was in February 2020. Moving forward, he had to go through an additional arthroscopic procedure in May, after which he exited the tour for the rest of the year.

In 2021, things seemed to be looking up for the Swiss legend. However, he had to pull out of the Tour yet again to take care of his knee, which had aggravated. Thus, when the US Open drew closer, he had to announce his withdrawal from the Grand Slam.

With a mid-2022 return being the most likely, it is still not known whether the champion will be completely fit by Wimbledon. Nevertheless, the one thing that all of his fans and even his rivals would surely want, is that the Maestro feels his absolute best self as he takes to the courts for the last dance.

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