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Federer has knee surgery, will miss French Open

Switzerland's Roger Federer pictured after beating Spain's Rafael Nadal during an exhibition match in Cape Town on February 7 [COURTESY]

Roger Federer has undergone surgery to resolve a longstanding knee problem and said Thursday he would be out of action until after the French Open.

The 20-times grand slam winner revealed on his Facebook account that he underwent surgery in Switzerland on Wednesday and would miss a string of tournaments including the May 24-June 7 French Open.

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