Roger Federer reveals that a hand injury was contracted at the beginning of the turf season

Roger Federer of Switzerland in action against Borna Coric of Croatia. (Source: Reuters)

Roger Federer, who will pitch his candidacy for the ninth title of the Swiss Open on Tuesday, revealed that he had been hand-wounded since the start of the budding season.

Federer added that he could now let his forehand go normally without worrying. S addressing to the German newspaper Sonntag Zeitung, Federer said: "I injured my hands training at the start of the turf season. It had more consequences than I thought. I've been dragging this pain for about three months. This is not an excuse and we will not do any nonsense on it. "

" (Sometimes) I had pain in the first ten minutes of a match warm-up. But now, I can normally give up my forehand without thinking about it. "

The 20-victory Grand Slam champion will start his campaign against Serbian Filip Krajinovic on Tuesday and have a chance to get revenge in the second round, if he and John Millman both win the first round. Federer in the fourth round of the US Open in September

This will be the second ATP tournament at the age of 37 after the US Open, Federer enters the tournament with the highest ranking and is followed by Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic at the second and third place respectively.

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