The Swiss said the procedure will leave him with a glimmer of hope that he can return to competition.
Federer announced the news on Sunday on Instagram. He said he will be out of the game for many months.
He said he has been doing a lot of checks with the doctors, as well, on his knee, getting all the information as he hurt himself further during the grass-court season and Wimbledon. Federer said that unfortunately they told him, he would need surgery. He said he will be on crutches for many weeks and then also out of the game for many months.
Federer, 40, who has 20 grand slam singles titles to share the men’s record with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, acknowledged there was a chance his playing career could be over, but he said he would rehab the knee with the goal of making another comeback.
