Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — Roger Federer will be skipping the Olympic Games in Rio de Janerio next month and the rest of this season, the Swiss tennis player announced in a Facebook post Tuesday.
The reason why? His knee.
“Considering all options after consulting with my doctors and my team, I have made the very difficult decision to call an end to my 2016 season as I need more extensive rehabilitation following my knee surgery earlier this year,” Federer, 34, said.
“The doctors advised that if I want to play on the ATP World Tour injury free for another few years, as I intend to do, I must give both my knee and body the proper time to fully recover,” he continued.
Federer said he’s motivated to come back next year “strong, healthy and in shape to play attacking tennis.”
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