The world’s No. 3 player sustained the injury in May during the second round of a clay-court tournament in Rome and missed the French Open.
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The decision comes after the No. 2-ranked player in the world pulled out of the French Open last week, citing her mental health.
The Japanese player has been fined £12,900 (€15,000) after deciding to boycott press conferences at the tournament. Osaka announced on Wednesday that she would not be conducting press conferences at the tournament, which began on Sunday and runs until May 13.
Federer, who has needed two operations to correct a long-standing knee issue, is due to play in the Qatar Open this week.
The former footballer, best known for his eight-year stint at Wimbledon when he won the FA Cup in 1988 and scored more than 100 goals in all competitions, spoke during his stint on Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
“Uppermost in our mind has been the health and safety of all of those who come together to make Wimbledon happen – the public in the UK and visitors from around the world, our players, guests, members, staff, volunteers, partners, contractors, and local residents – as well as our broader responsibility to society’s efforts to tackle this global challenge to our way of life,” read the statement, posted on the official Wimbledon website.
Becker, 51, first sped through the 30mph A-road in Putney, south-west London on March 24 last year, and was then was caught on a camera speeding down the road again on July 1, 2018, the day before Wimbledon started
Simona Halep has been the biggest story of the Romanian sport in the last couple of years and one of the most significant ones in the past couple of decades, lifting the first Wimbledon trophy to become a national hero.
Beaten Wimbledon finalist Serena Williams has said she has no plans to give up fighting for equality to focus solely on her tennis.
An inspired Halep took full advantage of an error-strewn display by seven-times champion Williams to become the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon singles title.
The 40th career meeting between the golden duo with 38 Grand Slam titles between them swung this way and that before Federer seized control.
The seven-time champion overpowered unseeded Barbora Strycova 6-1 6-2 in 59 punishing minutes on Centre Court.
The dream team of Andy Murray and Serena Williams were knocked out of the Wimbledon mixed doubles by top seeds Bruno Soares and Nicole Melichar on Wednesday.
For the fourth time in his career, the eighth-seeded Japanese has dropped one set or less en route to the quarter-finals of a major championship.
The British No.1 had reached the quarter-finals at SW19 but was beaten 7-6, 6-1 by Strycova and she was heard swearing loudly during a mistake-laden performance.
Williams, 37, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, is seeded 11th for this year’s tournament.
Muguruza, 25, was knocked out of Wimbledon in the first round last week with a straight-sets defeat to unseeded Beatriz Haddad Maia, two years after winning the women’s singles trophy at the All England Club.
The eight-time champion moved seamlessly into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory which took just an hour and 13 minutes.
The 37-year-old American, aiming for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title, produced 19 unforced errors, including a bizarre mistake when she leaned over the net to hit a volley and had the point docked.
The Spanish third seed was in command throughout the match, and finished the contest in an hour and 48 minutes without conceding a single break point.