Roger Federer 'really inspired' by Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam win, hopes to 'hit ground running' on return from injury

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal’s success this season has been “incredibly inspiring” as he looks to return to the top level after knee surgery. Federer, 40, has been out of action since losing in the Wimbledon quarter-finals last season. Ad/> He has undergone a third operation on his knee and it is not known when he will return to the tour, although he is scheduled to play the Laver Cup in September and the Swiss Indoors in October.

Roland-GarrosFrench Open: Who has the best draw? Who are the dark horses?5 HOURS AGO While he has been away he has watched as long-time rival Nadal won a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, having missed the last five months of the 2021 season with a foot issue. “It's incredibly inspiring when someone comes back from massive health problems,” Federer told Caminada Magazin. French Open: Who has the best draw? Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz in same half of draw “Rafa and I talk on the phone from time to time, we talk a lot.

I knew he wasn't doing great, but when he made it I was really happy for him. The effort is immense.” Reflecting on his own journey back, Federer said: “I don't post many pictures of the strenuous training because I was always convinced that it was a matter of course. Everyone trains hard.

“I swore to myself that by the end of my career I wouldn't be completely broken. Later I would like to go skiing with the children and play football with my colleagues. That's why I'm doing rehab now — not just for tennis.