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CLAY COURT SEASON. Federer will not play in Madrid and Rome to compete only in Geneva and at the French Open.

Roger Federer will play only two tournaments on clay in 2021 before starting his campaign on grass.

19 April 2021

Roger Federer was widely expected to make his comeback on clay on the occasion of the ATP 1000 in Madrid. Unfortunately, the Swiss legend was not ready to be back to competition in Spain and Italy. Therefore, he announced his participation at the ATP 250 in Geneva (17th of May) before competing at the upcoming French Open.

Roger Federer has always stated that the most important part of his season will be the grass-court stint and North American swing. Federer is also expected to play the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

This was Roger’s brief statement on Twitter.

Hi everyone!
Happy to let you know that I will play Geneva🇨🇭 and Paris 🇫🇷. Until then I will use the time to train. Can’t wait to play in Switzerland again. ❤️🚀

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) April 18, 2021

Roger Federer in 2021

Now ranked no.8, Federer played his last match on the 11^th of March when he capitulated to world no.36 Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Doha (draw).

Until now, during this year Federer owns an overall 1-1 record.