Tennis: Roger Federer To Pulls Out Of The Reminder Of 2020 Season Over Knee Surgery

Roger Federer has announced his withdrawal from the remainder of the 2020 season to allow him to recover from a right knee surgery he underwent.

Tennis went into lockdown in March after the coronavirus outbreak that has swept nearly across the globe and now the season is set to restart on July 13 with the US Open and French Open scheduled to hold in August and September respectively. 

In a statement released via Twitter on Wednesday, the 20-time Grand Slam winner explained that his decision to pull out will allow him to be fit 100% and play at his best. 

"A few weeks ago, having experienced a setback during my initial rehabilitation, I had to have an additional two quick arthroscopic procedure on my right knee," he wrote in the tweeted message. 

"Now, much like I did leading up to the 2017 season, I plan to take the necessary time to be 100 percent ready to play at my highest level," he added revealing in the later part of the message that he will be "back on tour at the start of the 2021 season."

There have been concerns over the possibilities of restarting the season as the tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, queried the proposed safety protocol for the US Open and he is considering pulling out of the tournament. 

Speaking to a Serbia-based broadcasting network, RTS, the 17-time Grand Slam winner condemned protocol put in place as being "quite extreme for playing" and he thinks his colleagues share the same view. 

"Most of the players I have talked to were quite negative on whether they would go there," he said on the network. " For me currently, as things stand, most probably the season will continue on clay at the beginning of September."