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Roger Federer did make his way to Wimbledon this year, after all — not to compete, mind you, but to take part in a ceremony marking the centenary of Centre Court on Sunday — and declared his intention to try to return in 2023 with a racket in hand.
Roger Federer said Sunday he hopes to play Wimbledon "one more time" despite being sidelined for a year with a knee injury. "I hope I can come back one more time. I've missed it here," said the eight-time champion as he attended a special ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of Centre Court. The 40-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles has been out of action since a quarter-final loss at the tournament in 2021 before undergoing another bout of knee surgery.
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer did make his way to Wimbledon this year, after all — not to compete, mind you, but to take part in a ceremony marking the centenary of Centre Court on Sunday — and declared his intention to try to return in 2023 with a racket in hand.
Roger Federer says he wants to play at Wimbledon «one more time» as he returned to SW19 for Centre Court's centenary celebrations. Federer — 41 in August — last played competitively at Wimbledon twelve months ago, losing to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals. Ad/> Since then the legendary Swiss has embarked on an arduous, complicated period of recuperation on his troublesome knee.
Rafa Nadal has spoken about Roger Federer’s absence at this year’s Wimbledon Championships, asserting that he is missing one of his ‘greatest rivals’ on the tour. Federer, 40, hasn’t competed since July 2021 after he required knee surgery for the third time in 18 months. Ad/> The record eight-time Wimbledon winner is eyeing a comeback for the 2022 Laver Cup in September, where he’s set to pair up with Nadal, who has been full of praise for his rival.
Heather Watson's Wimbledon run was ended in the fourth round by Centre Court debutant Jule Niemeier.
Martina Navratilova was absent from Wimbledon’s centenary celebrations on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus in the morning.
