Roger Federer has admitted that a back injury contributed to his latest shocking loss, a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Germany’s world number 55 Daniel Brands in the Swiss Open second round.
Roger Federer’s run of poor form has worsened, with a second round defeat at the Swiss Open. Photo: Carl Court
Amid suspicions of a recurrence of the problem which has affected him in the past, 31-year-old Federer confirmed that the injury has indeed returned.
“I’ve had serious problems with the back, I had to get some anti-inflammatories last week in Hamburg due to the back pain,” he said, adding that his first US Open build-up event, the Montreal Masters from August 5, could now be in doubt.
“It was so tough to play and move out there today. I’ll just have to take treatment and see how it all goes.
“My back felt OK enough, but not enough to play at 100 percent. I knew coming into the match that it would be a tough one. I didn’t decide to play until after the warm-up, that’s what a close call it was.
“I played a decent enough match but I could not get away with the win.” – AFP
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