Why has Federer pulled out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships?

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Roger Federer (probably the greatest tennis player of all time) has pulled out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (held on 15 – 27th Feb 2016) due to a serious knee injury that required surgery. He broke the news to his fans on his Facebook just after 2pm today. Here’s his announcement in full…

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Federer who was looking for his third win in a row of the Dubai tournament was ranked third coming into the competition. Fans were eager to see him take on Novak Djokovic (ranked number one), who the Swiss player beat in the finals last year. Incase you missed it, here’s the win…

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