Federer to miss rest of season, including Olympics, US Open (Yahoo Sports)

Roger Federer is sitting out the rest of this season, including the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and U.S. Open, to protect his surgically repaired left knee. ”The doctors advised that if I want to play on the ATP World Tour injury free for another few years, as I intend to do, I must give both my knee and body the proper time to fully recover,” Federer said. The owner of a record 17 Grand Slams titles turns 35 on Aug. 8, so the reference to ”another few years” might give his fans increased hope of seeing Federer continue to wield a racket for quite some time.