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Federer withdraws from French, ‘not 100 percent’
- Updated: May 19, 2016
1:58 PM ET
PARIS — Roger Federer pulled out of the French Open on Thursday, ending his record of appearing in 65 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments dating back to 2000.
The 17-time major champion, who had a knee operation this year but returned to play at the Monte Carlo Masters in early April, has been dealing with a back problem that has limited his schedule in recent weeks.
Federer posted on Facebook to say he is “still not 100 percent and feel I might be taking an unnecessary risk by playing in this event before I am really ready.”
Last week, Federer played at the Italian Open and lost to Dominic Thiem in the third round. He withdrew from the Madrid Open the previous week because of back pain.
Federer was 20-1 to win the …
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