ROGER FEDERER’S 2016 SCHEDULE DOES NOT INCLUDE MUCH CLAY PREPARATION FOR FRENCH OPEN BY RICKY DIMON

Written by: Staff on 17th December 2015

ROGER FEDERER'S 2016 SCHEDULE DOES NOT INCLUDE MUCH CLAY PREPARATION FOR FRENCH OPEN BY RICKY DIMON

epa05036395 Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka during their semi final match of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London, Britain, 21 November 2015. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

Roger Federer announced his tentative 2016 schedule on Thursday and it does not include any clay-court tournaments in advance of the French Open. Barring any changes, Federer will not play in between Indian Wells in mid-March and Roland Garros in late-May. The 34-year-old does, however, have a packed hard-court summer schedule that is highlighted by the Olympics and U.S. Open.

He posted the following on Twitter, accompanying an image of his full projected schedule: “Here is my tentative 2016 schedule. Happy holidays and thanks for all your support!”

As the Swiss indicates, he will skip Masters 1000 events in Miami, Monte-Carlo, Madrid, and Rome. Nor is Davis Cup action a part of his plans, which comes as no surprise.

Federer will once again kick off his campaign at the Brisbane International in preparation for the Australian Open. The first leg of the Australian summer was kind to the 17-time Grand Slam champion in 2015, when he beat Milos Raonic for the Brisbane title.

Federer will play six events outside of Masters, slams, and the Rio Olympics. He is planning on Brisbane, then Rotterdam and Dubai, Stuttgart and Halle before Wimbledon, and Basel during the fall swing.

It has been a newsworthy offseason for Federer, who is playing in the International Premier Tennis League. He also recently announced the ending of his player-coach relationship with Stefan Edberg. Ivan Ljubicic will replace Edberg on Federer’s team in 2016.

Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand.

Here is my tentative 2016 schedule. Happy holidays and thanks for all your support! – Photo by @rogerfederer via Twitter.

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