Roger Federer has shared new footage from his training session as he continues rehabbing after a third knee surgery. The 40-year-old missed most of the 2020 season to have double surgery on his troublesome right knee and played just five events in 2021 before being forced to go under the knife for a third time. He had previously claimed he would be hoping to know more about a potential comeback in April or May after starting to train properly for the first time since his operation in August.
Federer has been delighting fans with a sneak peek at his training sessions as he gears up for a return to competition. After sharing three photos from his practice on Monday, the 20-time Major champion has now revealed more in a new Instagram Reel, showing himself completing various drills.
The 40-year-old can be seen practicing his footwork and his swings, as he appears to replicate his backhand and forehand movements with a metal pole. Federer posted the footage without a caption but on Monday said that his rehab was “rockinggggggg” in what sounded like a positive update after almost a year away from the tour.
The former world No 1 had made his comeback at the Doha ATP 250 last match after undergoing double knee surgery in 2020 but cut his season short once again after Wimbledon, having suffeed a “setback” with his knee injury during the grass court season. In his last match, he was handed his first ever bagel set at the All England Club as Hubert Hurkacz defeated him 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter-finals.
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During the February interview, Federer said: “I wasn’t really allowed to run yet and do the heavy workload with jumps and stop-and-gos so I hope that that’s all going to start hopefully in a couple of weeks and then we’ll see how the body will react to that. And that’s obviously what I will need to return to the tennis court.
“So I think this question is better answered maybe by April / May but for now of course the drive is there, I’m really motivated to do my work when I’m allowed to do.” And it seems the current world No 43 is coping well with an adjustment to the more explosive aspects of training if his social media posts are anything to go by, and fans are hoping it means an update on his comeback could be imminent.
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