Roger Federer underwent surprise arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn meniscus. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will be sidelined for the rest of February, forcing him to pull out of events in Rotterdam and Dubai.
According to a statement on his official website, ”Roger Federer underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery today in Switzerland to repair a torn meniscus.”
Reports indicate that the injury occurred last Friday, one day after the 34-year-old Swiss lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals. It is unclear which knee is injured.
Federer posted the following on his Facebook page:
“I want to inform you that yesterday I underwent arthroscopic surgery on my knee. I injured my knee the day after the semi-finals in Australia. After getting tests done when I returned home, it was determined that I had torn my meniscus. I apologize to my friends in Rotterdam and Dubai, as I was very much looking forward to playing those events. While this is an unfortunate setback, I am encouraged and grateful that my doctor said the procedure was a success. I am looking forward to attacking the rehabilitation process this afternoon with my team and working hard to get back out on tour as soon as possible. Thanks for all your incredible support. I will check in with all of you soon.”
Federer’s next possible tournament will be the Indian Wells Masters in early March.
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Good news on both accounts.
The whole world will be cheering for a speedy recovery….hope he can make it back by Indian Wells!
Glad fed had successful surgery and is recovering I didn’t think he even had it yet.
I think it’s a little bit optimistic to think Fed will be back in a month. I had a minor arthroscopic surgery in 2013 and I still have pain where the incision was made AND I wasn’t back to full fitness in a month.
Apple and oranges.
I’ve seen professional hockey players come back playing within two weeks.
It’s their job to recover. Full time and with the very best treatment.
Also depends on whether it was a meniscus repair or some removal the former usually taking longer to recover.
Not to mention the age difference as well.