In another week, the entire world will witness the first Grand Slam of 2021, the Australian Open. However, one player will, unfortunately, be missing from the event – Roger Federer.

This the first time in 23 years that the Swiss Maestro has pulled out from the Melbourne Slam. The reason for this decision was the failure to fully recover in time to gain match fitness following the two surgeries on his knee in 2020. He didn’t feel that his fitness was up to the mark and hence withdrew from the Australian Open.

Now, it has been nearly 13 months since Roger has stepped onto the court. He surely wants to return as soon as possible, but he is not going to put his body at risk in the process.

“I want to be able to go skiing with the children and with Mirka. Or go hiking, play basketball or start ice hockey – I still have so many dreams. For that, I need a good body and I don’t want to hit it against the wall,” said Federer in a recent interview.

(Quotes have been translated via Google Translate)

When Is Roger Federer Planning to Return?

When Roger announced his withdrawal from the Australian Open, fans were asking the question: when will he return? Recently, news broke that Federer would return at the ATP 250 in Doha. Talking about his return, he said,

“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.“

After this event, the Swiss Maestro plans on playing the other Grand Slam events and even the 2021 Olympics. It may be very tough for him to win them as he is going to be 40 years old this year. However, one can never count a 20-time Major champion from surprising everybody.

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