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Roger Federer to miss US and French Opens due to surgery
- Federer has announced that he will miss the remainder of the 2020 season
- A right knee surgery will keep the Swiss from action
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Roger Federer will not participate in any competitions for the remainder of the 2020 calendar.
The 20-time Grand Slam Champion has suffered a setback as he was recuperating from a surgery he underwent on his right knee.
The 38-year old Swiss has not played competitively since his Australian Open semi-final defeat to Novak Djokovic in January.
Federer posted on his Twitter page that he would be out of action for the rest of the calendar.
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) June 10, 2020
The 38-year-old recovered from a similar knee injury in 2016, returning to win two grand slams.
