Roger Federer confirmed for Basel in October as he plans ATP Tour return having been out since Wimbledon

ByJames Walker-Roberts

Published 26/04/2022 at 12:47 GMT

Roger Federer will play in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland later this year after signing up for the Swiss Indoors tournament. The 40-year-old has been out of action since making the quarter-finals of Wimbledon last summer and is currently recovering from knee surgery. It is not known if he will play more ATP Tour events before Basel.

Roger Federer has been confirmed to play the Swiss Indoors tournament in Basel in October as he plots his return to the ATP Tour.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion has been out of action since Wimbledon last summer after undergoing a third knee surgery.

His coach Severin Luthi said earlier this year that he can’t imagine Federer returning in time for Wimbledon, but the 40-year-old is signed up for the Laver Cup in September.

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He has now also been confirmed for his first ATP event of the year in his hometown of Basel.

The tournament will be played for the first time since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and starts on October 24.

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A statement on the Swiss Indoors website read: "Roger Federer has officially entered the tournament and will appear on the entry list with the protected ATP ranking No. 9 and will play his opening match on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

"After getting through the first round, the next match will be on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The worldwide interest in the return of the hometown hero and 20-time Grand Slam Champion to the ATP Tour is expected to be tremendous."

Federer is a 10-time champion in Basel and won the last of his 103 titles there in 2019.

He has posted recent updates of his rehabilitation as well as pictures from a trip to Venice.

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