Roger Federer pulls out of French Open due to injury.
Roger Federer has been dealing with niggling knee and back injuries in the past few months and he hasn't been able to hit the ground running in the few matches he played on clay courts this season. He battled on but finally on Thursday the maestro announced that he would not be taking part in this year's French Open.
"I regret to announce that I have made the decision not to play in this year’s French Open. I have been making steady progress with my overall fitness, but I am still not 100% and feel I might be taking an unnecessary risk by playing in this event before I am really ready," Federer posted on Facebook.
The Swiss tennis ace was beaten 7-6 (2) 6-4 by fast-rising Austrian Dominic Thiem in the third round of the Italian Open. Federer also skipped Madrid Open with a back problem. He was earlier knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters when he slumped to a 3-6 6-2 7-5 defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals.
He said that he is aiming to get fit for the grass court season and extend his career by remaining injury free.
Here is the full text of 17-time Grand Slam winner's Facebook post.
"I regret to announce that I have made the decision not to play in this year’s French Open. I have been making steady progress with my overall fitness, but I am still not 100% and feel I might be taking an unnecessary risk by playing in this event before I am really ready. This decision was not easy to make, but I took it to ensure I could play the remainder of the season and help to extend the rest of my career. I remain as motivated and excited as ever and my plan is to achieve the highest level of fitness before returning to the ATP World Tour for the upcoming grass court season. I am sorry for my fans in Paris but I very much look forward to returning to Roland Garros in 2017."
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