Wimbledon 2022: Roger Federer may miss out chance to equal rival Rafael Nadal, doubtful for Wimbledon return

Wimbledon 2022: Roger Federer’s coach gave a heartbreaking update on the 20-time Grand Slam winner’s comeback which suggests that the Swiss ace is highly unlikely to return to the Wimbledon this year. Federer is still recovering from a knee surgery and he is out of action for over eight months now. He has not played since his quarter-final showing at the Wimbledon last year. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates. 

Wimbledon 2022: Roger Federer may miss out chance to equal rival Rafael Nadal, doubtful for Wimbledon return

Wimbledon 2022: Roger Federer may miss out chance to equal rival Rafael Nadal, doubtful for Wimbledon return

Federer has been sidelined with knee injury for over two years now. He has underwent  third knee surgery in less than two years. After his semi-final showing at the 2020 Australian Open, he took time away for a knee surgery and later ended his entire season to go under the knife for a second time.His last went under the knife after his quarter-final loss to Hubert Hurcasz in the 2021 Wimbledon.

Though Federer has signed up for the Laver Cup in September, it is still unlikely when he will return as his coach Severin Luthi has admitted it is unlikely to be as soon as Wimbledon, kicking off at the end of June. “He’s still in the rehabilitation phase,” Severin Luthi told Tages Anzeiger.

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“However, it is not just about therapeutic measures such as ultrasound or ice application. He can always do more, is actively working. Not only the muscles of the knee or leg are built up, but the whole body is strengthened. It’s a real conditioning program.”

The 20-time Grand Slam winner is likely to begin his training later this week. He will initially be training with his wife Mirka, a former world No 76 who met Federer when the pair represented Switzerland at the 2000 Olympics. “The main thing for him is to slowly get back in. At the moment I don’t see how he should play in Wimbledon either. I’m not the one who says ‘impossible’. But I can’t imagine it right now,” said Luthi.

The grass-court Grand Slam is Federer’s most successful, as he holds the record for most men’s singles titles with eight. His last victory at SW19 came back in 2017, With the 103-time tour title winner turning 41 later this year, there are doubts he will ever be able to come back to the All England Club, as he would be nearing 42 years of age during the 2023 edition of the tournament.

Wimbledon 2022: Roger Federer may miss out chance to equal rival Rafael Nadal, doubtful for Wimbledon return