<p>PARIS — Roger Federer announced Sunday he will play at the French Open, and the Swiss star is preparing for it on home clay at a tournament in Geneva next month.</p>
<p>The 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed his plans on his official Twitter page.</p>
<p>“Happy to let you know that I will play Geneva and Paris. Until then I will use the time to train. Can’t wait to play in Switzerland again,” Federer wrote.</p>
<p>Federer will aim for his 104th career title at the Geneva Open, which takes place May 16-22 — shortly before Roland Garros begins in Paris on May 30. The 39-year-old Federer won his only French Open in 2009 and lost to 13-time champion Rafael Nadal in the semifinals two years ago.</p>
<p>He did not play there last year.</p>
<p>Federer had a repeat <a href="https://apnews.com/article/qatar-doha-roger-federer-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-tokyo-olympics-dd7915cd030c693a5e08da5736eadc65"> operation on his right knee</a> after a first procedure in February 2020. When that bothersome knee kept swelling up after bike rides or walks with his four children, he announced in June that he had had a second surgery.</p>
<p>The seventh-ranked Federer made his comeback from a 13-month injury layoff at the Qatar Open last month, beating Dan Evans in three sets and then <a href="https://apnews.com/article/qatar-denis-shapovalov-taylor-fritz-roger-federer-nikoloz-basilashvili-cd3c6b9d3c184829a966efc3eb6ebe17">losing in three to Nikoloz Basilashvili </a> after failing to convert a match point.</p>
<p>Federer is also trying to win Wimbledon for a record-extending ninth time, having lost to Novak Djokovic in a fifth-set tiebreaker two years ago. Federer served for the match and had two championship points.</p>
<p>The grass-court major was canceled last year for the first time since 1945 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>It is scheduled to be played June 28 to July 11.</p>
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