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Federer Plans to Skip all Clay Events Except Roland Garros

After his Miami Open final win over Nadal, Roger Federer told Brad Gilbert he's likely to only play the French Open during the clay season. pic.twitter.com/bSOZh4WOqj
— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) April 2, 2017

Roger Federer says he’s planning to skip the entire lead-up to 2017 Roland Garros—but he does plan to play the French Open for the 18th time. The 2009 champion was speaking with ESPN’s Brad Gilbert immediately after his straight-sets win over Rafael Nadal in yesterday’s Miami final.

Federer, who improved his career title haul to 91 on Sunday, improved to 19-1 on the season.

“I’m not 24 anymore,” said Federer. “So things have changed in a big way and I probably won’t play any clay-court events except the French. That’s how it’s going to look like—I need a rest, my body needs healing. I need time as well, to prepare.”

For Federer fans this should come as good news. The 35-year-old made the most of his time away from the game last autumn and winter. His season ended after Wimbledon and he has returned with a vengeance in 2017 to win his 18th major title and show some of the best tennis of his career.

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