Roger Federer could not attend the Games due to an injury to his left knee, which is rehabbing and that will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the season.
And it is that despite its global dominance for years, the individual Olympic gold remains elusive to him Roger Federer and Rio 2016 was his last chance to achieve this, since for Tokyo 2020 will have 39 years. The only gold medal that was won in doubles in Beijing 2008 with Stan Wawrinka.
Nonetheless, career Roger Federer is enviable: it was No. 1 ATP ranking consecutively from 2005 to 2007. In 2009 regained the throne becoming the only player to exceed 300 weeks as the best in the world, 237 which were consecutive.
Roger Federer entered the international tennis circuit in 1998 and has since played over 1,300 individual matches. The Swiss has won 24 end of the 42 tournaments he has played ATP World Tour Masters 1000.
With 16 titles in ATP 500 and 24 ATP 250, Roger Federer accumulates a total of 88 wins in 135 finals, and is also the player who most tournaments ATP World Tour Finals won with 6 wins in 10 finals. A legend between legend.
