Roger Federer out of BNP Paribas Open due to knee surgery

By Sam Benson Smith, Blake Arthur

February 20, 2020 9:02 AM

Published February 20, 2020 8:56 AM

Roger Federer will not play in this year's BNP Paribas Open.

The news was announced Thursday morning via the tennis tournament's Twitter this morning.

"We are disappointed that Roger Federer has withdrawn from this year's BNP Paribas Open, but we wish him a speedy and full recovery so he can be competing again soon." -Tournament Director, Tommy Haas," read the tweet.

The Swiss national has won the Indian Wells-based tournament five times. His most recent win came in 2017.

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Sam Benson Smith

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Sports Director Blake Arthur joined the KESQ/CBS Local 2 team in August of 2015. Learn more about Blake here.

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