Rosset: 'Roger Federer may skip Australian Open'

Marc Rosset, a former world no. 9 and Roger Federer's Davis Cup teammate, believes that the 20-time Major champion should think twice about the upcoming Melbourne trip.

The Australian Open starts on February 8 under strict healthy measures, with two-week quarantine and a minimum number of people involved. Roger wouldn't be able to bring his entire family to Melbourne like in the previous years, and for Rosset, that's a massive obstacle for the 39-year-old. Roger is currently recovering from a severe knee injury, skipping the entire 2020 season following the Australian Open and undergoing two surgeries in February and May. Following that second surgery, Roger decided to wrap up the yeat and set eyes on 2021, hitting the gym in August and the practice court in October.

Federer played on a high note in 2019 and finished it in the top-3, winning the Masters 1000 title in Miami and wasting two match points in the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic. Competing at his 21st Australian Open this January, Roger survived challenging obstacles in John Millman and Tennys Sandgren (seven match points saved), reaching the semis and losing to Novak in straight sets. That was the last official match for the Swiss, who is giving his best to get ready for the Australian Open. Roger's prime targets in 2021 are Wimbledon, the Olympic Games and the US Open.