Wimbledon 2021 Schedule of Play. In June, he made a follow-up decision, announcing he would be missing the rest of the season due to a setback during rehabilitation and an additional arthroscopic procedure that followed. Roger Federer won the Basel champion title for the fifth consecutive year in 2019. "By then, we expect the border to be completely open and we can move from city to city and then come down to Melbourne for the Australian Open for the last two weeks of January. This is significant progress in comparison with this year's U.S. Open, which was played without fans, and the ongoing French Open allows only a handful of spectators. Roger Federer might still be active in next two years. His last tournament match was on January 30 in the Australian Open semi-finals, where he lost to eventual champion Djokovic. The tuneup tournaments for the main event in Melbourne, which is in the state of Victoria, customarily take place in various states and New Zealand. Tournament organizers hope to accommodate up to 50% of the patrons who are able to attend matches in the three main, roofed stadium courts: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Arena and Margaret Court Arena. "I will be missing my fans and the tour dearly but, I look forward to seeing everyone back on tour at the start of the 2021 season." /VCG. Federer, known for his elegant style of play, has got off lightly with injuries during a career in which he has won 103 singles titles, including all four majors. "We're creating a bubble(s) where they'll be able to be in it from the hotel to the courts, in a training environment, not dissimilar to what's happened with the AFL [Australian Football League] and the NRL [National Rugby League]. The 20-time Grand Slam winner underwent knee surgery in February and was expected to make his return in June, but a setback forced him to undergo a second operation. "The goal is really that I'm ready for next year," Federer said. Federer revealed last month that he had had "an additional quick arthroscopic procedure" on his right knee some weeks earlier. The biggest title he has yet to win is an Olympic singles gold medal. Roger Federer won’t play again until 2021 after having another knee procedure. "I plan to take the necessary time to be 100 percent ready to play at my highest level," he said in a statement on Twitter. Then once they get out of those two weeks, by then we expect the [state] borders to be completely open.". The Swiss hopes to be back in time for the grass-court swing which starts for him in … Roger Federer; In an interview, ... That's why I think he will be back in 2020, maybe in 2021." Though he did not win the 2001 tournament, Federer eventually surpassed the record seven men's titles won by Sampras and William Renshaw, whose victories were in the 1880s. Federer out of tennis until 2021 after knee surgery. Serena Williams and Roger Federer have confirmed that they will compete at the 2021 Australian Open, and the tournament hopes to host spectators who will make up 25-50% of the seating capacity at the tournament's three main arenas. He is still six ATP titles short of Jimmy Connors' all-time record of 109. After an injury setback that kept him out for most of the 2020 season, Roger Federer will finally return to competitive tennis in the 2021 Australian Open, slated to start on January 18, 2021. Federer said Monday that he is not yet able to play top-level tennis but is on the mend. It is due to resume next month. "I'm not at the level where I can play [tennis] fully yet.". "The goal is really that I'm ready for next year," Federer said. Federer focusing on 2021 after knee surgeries, Women's finalist Sofia Kenin is all about winning at the 2020 French Open, Swiatek, 19, to face Kenin in French Open final. It is due to resume next month. View the NFL Playoff Schedule for the 2020-2021 season at FBSchedules.com. The 2020 Australian Open was the only Grand Slam tournament of the season that was not affected by the coronavirus pandemic; however, going forward, the event has to gear up with all necessary safety measures against the COVID-19. "I feel much better again," Federer said when taking questions from fans online. "I plan to take the necessary time to be 100 percent ready to play at my highest level," said Federer in a statement on Twitter back then. As revealed by his coach Severin Luthi in a September's interview, Federer has been committed to making a return at Grand Slam tournaments next year and there are plans to begin to take to the court in early October. The state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital, accounts for 90% of Australia's 894 Covid-19-related deaths. (Cover image: Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand in his semi-final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day eleven of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, January 30, 2020. "I feel much better again," Federer said when taking questions from fans online. TA are planning to establish bio-security 'bubbles' in cities across Australia from early December and are looking at giving players who arrive early Down Under more tournament play opportunities to prepare for the Jan. 18-31 Grand Slam, which had over 800,000 fans at its Melbourne Park site this year. He said he had been in regular communication with the US Open and the French Open, both played under special restrictions and protocols in 2020 due to the pandemic. The last tour-level tournament Federer played was the Australian Open in January this year, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the semifinals. Federer was speaking at the launch of a tennis-themed lifestyle shoe he designed with the Swiss brand On, which he co-owns. Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles but has never won an Olympic gold medal in singles. Twenty-time Grand Slam singles champion Roger Federer said Wednesday he will be sidelined until 2021 after undergoing his second knee operation in a matter of months. Looking for tickets to Wimbledon?Grand Slam Tennis Tours sells tickets and travel packages to tennis events around the world, including all sessions of Wimbledon. Roger Federer and Serena Williams have confirmed they will take part in the 2021 Australian Open, with the year's first Grand Slam in Melbourne expected to … "Roger this morning just confirmed publicly he'll be here," said Tiley in a video conference on Sunday. In April, Federer said he was "devastated" when Wimbledon, where he has won a record eight titles, was cancelled for the first time since World War II. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. The Australian Open begins on Jan. 18, but there will be a two-week quarantine obligation.