However, he came back strongly at the Wimbledon Championships in June where he was beaten in the semi-finals by Canadian Milos Raonic in five sets. NEW DELHI: Swiss legend and 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer has announced an end to his 2016 season on account of knee injury, meaning he won't be participating at the Rio Olympics that start next month.Federer, 34, in a Facebook post revealed that after consulting his team of doctors, he has made this "very difficult decision" to call an end to his 2016 season in order to give more time to recover from the knee surgery he underwent earlier this year.He also missed the French Open this year due to a back problem.

Source: Times of India July 26, 2016 18:02 UTC