DOHA, 2 February, 2021 (TON): The tennis player, Roger Federer all set to come back to ATP Tour action in Doha in March with Halle, Wimbledon and Olympics on his priorities.  

The player is hoping to make his comeback at a smaller tournament after double knee surgery in 2020.

He skipped the Australian Open; the 39-year-old is currently tied with Rafael Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles.

The tournament scheduled for the week of 8 March, 2021 in Doha.

Federer made his last appearance at the end of January 2020, when he was beaten by Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in February and then required another procedure in June after suffering a setback while rehabilitating. That kept him out of action for the remainder of the season.

He was forced to miss this year's Australian Open for the first time in 22 years despite the tournament being pushed back three weeks.

Finally, Roger can return at the ATP 250 tournament, an event he has won three times.

"I've been thinking for a long time about when and where to come back. Australia was a touch too early because of my knee," Federer told the media.

"That hurts. It's one of the places where I love to play the most, he added.

"I want to celebrate great victories again. And for that, I'm ready to go the long, hard road.

"I've been thinking about when and where to come back for a long time. I wanted to make my comeback at a smaller tournament so that I wasn't fully in focus and where the stress is also a little less.

"After Doha, I would like to play another tournament and then I plan to prepare for clay, with a focus later on Halle, Wimbledon, and the Olympics."

The player had continued to keep track of the results of the event as he came back to fitness.