Roger Federer news | Swiss great to miss Miami Open

Roger Federer will not compete at this month’s Miami Open as the Swiss maestro continues to work his way back to fitness after two knee operations in the past 12 months, the Miami Herald reported.

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Federer will miss out on defending his Miami Open title at the March 22-April 4 Masters 1000 event, although Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka are expected to take part along with Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal.

The 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer will make his long-awaited return to the court at the Qatar Open in Doha next week and the 39-year-old may play an event in Dubai after that his agent, Tony Godsick, confirmed.

But after those events, Roger Federer will take a training break.

He last played in the 2020 Australian Open, where he fell to Djokovic in the semi-finals.

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