Roger Federer withdraws from Canadian Open and Western & Southern Open due to knee injury

Roger Federer, 39, withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics last month after a setback to a knee injury; Swiss underwent two right knee surgeries in 2020; Alexander Zverev also withdraws from Toronto event in lead-up to US Open

Image: Roger Federer has competed in five tournaments in 2021

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Canadian Open and the Western & Southern Open due to a knee injury.

Twenty-time Grand Slam singles champion Federer pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics last month due to the issue.

Federer, 39, underwent two right knee surgeries in 2020 and has been limited to five tournament appearances this season since his return in March.

When he announced his withdrawal from the Olympics, Federer tweeted: "During the grass-court season, I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee."

The Canadian Open, being held this year in Toronto, begins on August 6, while the Cincinnati-based Western & Southern Open starts on August 14 - two weeks prior to the US Open in New York getting under way.

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Federer, ranked world No 9, is a two-time winner of the Canadian Open while he is a seven-time champion in Cincinnati.

Tokyo Olympics singles gold medallist Alexander Zverev will also not compete in Toronto.

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"Due to the intense past couple of weeks and my incredible experience at the Olympics, I need to recover so that I can hopefully be at my best for the remainder of the U.S. summer swing," the German said.

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