Roger Federer has fuelled excitement among fellow professionals and tennis fans after sharing an encouraging update on his fitness as he continues his rehab from knee surgery. The Swiss tennis star has not played since he was beaten in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon last July.
The recovery from his second knee surgery since 2020 has been a slow process, but after posting snaps to Instagram of him putting significant pressure on his knee during a gym workout, his progress finally appears to be picking up pace. He was seen doing the ladder exercise which is useful for speed and footwork, and the Bulgarian split squat as he put his surgically repaired knee to the test.
“Rehab is rockinggggggg”, the 40-year-old wrote on social media as he gears up for a return to action. And his peers were delighted with his latest update, with Fabio Fognini among his fellow pros to take to the comments, writing : “Daiiii Rogeeerrrr… come back sooonnn @rogerfederer.”
