Swiss withdraws before his fourth-round matchFederer has had two knee surgeries and a year of rehabRoger Federer has withdrawn from the
French Open one day after reaching the fourth round with a late-night, three-hour, 35min win against Dominik Koepfer of
Germany. He was due to face the ninth seed, Matteo Berrettini, on Monday but instead the Italian received a walkover into his first Roland Garros quarter-final.
In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, Federer said he does not want to push his body so soon into his return. “After two knee surgeries and over a year of rehabilitation it’s important that I listen to my body and make sure I don’t push myself too quickly on my road to recovery,” he said. “I am thrilled to have gotten three matches under my belt. There is no greater feeling than being back on court.”