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Federer targets comeback at Doha Open in March Issued on: 2 min Lausanne (AFP) Roger Federer is targeting the Doha Open in March for his comeback after over a year on the sidelines recovering from two knee operations, the 20-time Grand Slam champion said on Tuesday. The 39-year-old Swiss has been out of action since February 2020 and shelved plans in December to compete in the Australian Open, which makes a delayed start next week. It will be the first time Federer has missed the season-openi...

Share He will play in the relatively low-key event before focusing on the spring and summer and a serious campaign on the grass courts. I wanted to make my comeback at a smaller tournament so that I wasnt fully in focus and where the stress is also a little less, he said. I want to celebrate great victories again and for that Im ready to go the long, hard road. After Doha I would like to play another tournament and then I plan to prepare for clay, with a focus later on Halle, Wimbledon and the ...