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Analyzing the impact of Federer's decision to end his 2016 season

Related Topics: Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic

Sadly, not. Roger Federer had been remarkably clear of the injury bug for so much of his career and some combination of common sense, probability and the onslaught of time made it likely that eventually he’d get hurt. That injury happened after losing in the semifinals of the Australian Open to Novak Djokovic in the most unlikely way, when he hurt his left knee playing the role of dad.

After undergoing surgery on the knee to repair a torn meniscus, he missed most of the next several months, including the French Open. At Wimbledon he looked a little slow of foot in the first few rounds.