Tennis star Roger Federer will undergo foot surgery that will leave him out of play for months.
“I’ve been doing a lot of checks with the doctors, as well, on my knee, getting all the information as I hurt myself further during the grass-court season and Wimbledon,” the 40-year-old said in an Instagram post Sunday.”
“Unfortunately, they told me for the medium to long-term, to feel, better, I will need surgery, so I decided to do it,” Federer said. “I’ll be on crutches for many weeks, and then also out of the game for many months so, it’s going to be difficult of course in some ways, but at the same time, I know it’s the right thing to do because I want to be healthy, I want to be running around later as well again.”
The tennis star missed more than a year of action after having two operations on his knee after the Australian Open in 2020. He returned for the 2021 French Open but withdrew after his third-round win to protect his knee. He then lost in the quarterfinals in Wimbledon. Following his Wimbledon loss, he withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics after announcing an injury setback with his knee.
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