Roger Federer's comeback after 14 months out with a knee injury ended in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open after he was beaten by Nikoloz Basilashvili. And the 20-time Grand Slam winner has made the decision to withdraw from next week's Dubai Open to return to training. Federer, 39, defeated British No 1 Dan Evans in the first round in Doha but lost to Basilashvili the following day. I've decided it's best to go back to training and as a result, I've decided to withdraw from Dubai next week.' So from that standpoint, I have no choice but to play on clay if I want to play matches,' Federer said.

Source: Daily Mail March 12, 2021 10:11 UTC