The 40-year-old Swiss Roger Federer announced on Tuesday (04/26/2022). Instagram his participation in the tournament in Basel in October. However, it remains unclear whether the 20-time Grand Slam winner will be fully operational again by autumn.
At the beginning of March, Federer already announced that he was on a “Comeback towards the middle or end of the year” hope. A few days earlier, the long-standing world number one had confirmed his participation in the Laver Cup given in September, he is co-organizer of the duel between Team Europe and Team World.
Federer has not played a match since his quarter-finals against Hubert Hurkacz from Poland in July 2021 in Wimbledon. In August he had to undergo another operation on his right knee – for the third time since 2020. Federer celebrated his last tournament victory in Basel in 2019.
Nadal announces comeback at tennis tournament in Madrid
Rafael Nadal has also announced his return to the tennis tour after an injury break. The 35-year-old Spaniard shared the same as Federer Instagram announced that he will play at the Masters from May 1st to 8th in Madrid.
“Even though the preparation time was short, I absolutely want to play at home”, wrote the fourth in the world rankings. Nadal had been sidelined for a month due to a stress fracture in a rib. He promised in his post that he would try to make it as good as possible. “See you in Madrid.”
Nadal had at the beginning of the year Australian Open his 21st overall title at a Grand Slam-Tournament won. This puts the former world number one record holder ahead of Novak Djokovic and Federer, who have each celebrated 20 Grand Slam victories so far.