Roger Federer to make harm comeback in March at ATP occasion in Doha

Roger Federer will make his return to the tennis circuit from a double knee surgical procedure at an ATP 250 event in Qatar in March, having not performed since final yr’s Australian Open.
The 39-year-old, who’s tied with Rafa Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles, has not performed a aggressive match since dropping to Novak Djokovic within the Melbourne Park semi-finals final January.
Federer’s agent Tony Godsick mentioned in December that he was seeking to construct a enjoying calendar for the Swiss from late February onwards.
“Roger will return to the ATP Tour at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open,” Godsick confirmed on Tuesday.
Federer had not missed a visit to Melbourne Park since a loss in qualifying in 1999 however the prospect of enjoying five-setters within the Australian summer season warmth after a prolonged harm and 14 days of obligatory quarantine compelled him to skip the 2021 version.
Federer has received the occasion in Doha thrice up to now with the upcoming version scheduled from March 8-13.
“I want to celebrate great victories again. And for that I’m ready to go the long, hard road,” Federer advised Swiss broadcaster SRF.
“I’ve been thinking about when and where to come back for a long time. I wanted to make my comeback at a smaller tournament so that I wasn’t fully in focus and where the stress is also a little less.”
Federer mentioned he had saved monitor of outcomes on the ATP Tour as he labored his means again to health.
“I actually thought that I would not follow the sport very much and would be more busy with my children and my rehab,” Federer added.
“I was surprised that I kept checking results and watching matches. And normally I don’t do that at all if I don’t take part in a tournament.”