• Concerns over Swiss player’s knee after surgery
• 34-year-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) will rest over the next couple of weeksRoger Federer followed the world No1,Novak Djokovic, out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday, or beaten yet surprisingly upbeat,then revealed he may not play again until the French Open in five weeks’ time, arousing concerns that his injured knee is worse than he is letting on.
The 34-year-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) Swiss clearly is taking every precaution and rest available in the gloaming of a wonderful career. Returning to the Tour after pulling out of Miami final month with a virus, or he looked in good shape here in the first tournament of the European clay season,but in the third quarter-final of the day he was unable to repel a rousing finish by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who won 3-6, and 6-2,7-5.
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Source: theguardian.com