There has been growing uncertainty regarding the participation of Roger Federer at this year’s Laver Cup. Earlier, it came to light that the Swiss maestro has fluid in his knee which causes pain while playing. This had put his comeback plans in limbo after failing to recover in time.

Federer hasn’t played competitive tennis for around 14 months now. His last appearance was at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships where he lost in the last eight against Hubert Hurkacz. Subsequently, he suffered a knee injury and even had surgery on his right knee. Amidst uncertainty regarding his Laver Cup participation, his agent, Tony Godsick has given some positive news about Federer.

Tony Godsick praises Roger Federer

During an interview, Federer’s agent remained optimistic about the Swiss maestro’s Laver Cup participation. He said, “Federer has been practicing for some weeks now. He is feeling some pain but keeps trying”.

Further, he went on to add, “Roger did fitness and played tennis. He’s trying to prepare for the Laver Cup.” (Translated using Google Translate)

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After the Laver Cup, Federer will also be playing at the Swiss Indoors in Basel. The ATP 500 tournament is scheduled to take place from 24th October. Apart from Federer, Nadal is also doubtful of participating in the Laver Cup. Thus, it will be a huge loss for tennis fans, who were hoping to watch the ‘Big Four’ of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray play for Team Europe at the Laver Cup.

Federer loses his ATP ranking

The former World Number 1, who hasn’t played for over a year now, has lost all his ATP ranking points. As a result, he has become unranked on the ATP rankings chart. With age not by his side, it will be more difficult than ever for him to make a strong comeback on the Tour.

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Meanwhile, Daniil Medvedev continues to top the rankings chart. However, he is set to lose his Number 1 ranking after failing to defend his US Open title.