Federer withdraws from ATP Cincinnati Masters

Roger Federer withdrew from the ATP Cincinnati Masters on Thursday, adding to fitness concerns the 20-time Grand Slam champion might not be able to play in the US Open.

The Swiss legend, who turns 40 on Sunday, reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals but skipped the Tokyo Olympics due to a knee injury.

Federer, whose last Slam title came at the 2018 Australian Open, pulled out of the last major tune-up for the US Open. The Cincinnati event opens August 16, two weeks before the start of the US Open in New York.

AFP/ Mercy Chukwudiebere