The 20-time grand slam winner is recovering from a series of knee operations.

Roger Federer has revealed he faces “many months” out of the game as he prepares to undergo further knee surgery.

Federer suffered his first straight-sets loss at SW19 since 2002

The eight-time champion survived a testing first set to eventually swat aside the 23rd seed 7-5 6-4 6-2

The Frenchman hurt his right knee in a fall during the fourth set and had to call it quits

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open ahead of his scheduled fourth-round match against Matteo Berrettini on Monday.

Roger Federer survived a soulless late-night scrap with German Dominik Koepfer to reach the fourth round of the French Open – then admitted he could pull out of the tournament with Wimbledon in mind.

The 20-time grand slam champion continues recovery from knee surgery