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Roger Federer Undergoes Knee Surgery

03.02.2016 | Off Court

Roger Federer undergoes successful arthroscopic knee surgery, expected to miss his next two scheduled tournaments

17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery today in Switzerland to repair a torn meniscus, according to Tony Godsick, his agent at TEAM8. The injury happened the day after the semi-final match in Australia. As a result, Federer has withdrawn from the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam (Feb 8-21) and the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai (Feb 22-27). “I am so disappointed to have to miss Rotterdam and Dubai as they are two of my favorite tournaments on the ATP World Tour," Federer said. "While this is an unfortunate setback, I feel grateful that up until now I have remained mostly healthy throughout my career. My doctors have ensured me that the surgery was a success and with proper rehabilitation, I will be able to return to the Tour soon.”

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Federer will be out for a month after arthroscopy

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The Swiss was operated on Tuesday by a torn meniscus from the knee

Roger Federer had surgery Tuesday for a torn meniscus in his knee and will be at least 30 days without playing. The Swiss said his injury and the medical part of a particular way: a tweet with emoticons.

Federer, 34, declined to participate in the ATP tournament in Rotterdam and Dubai, said on Facebook that was injured last Friday, a day after his semifinal against Novak Djokovic in the Australia Open.

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