{"id":1771,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:13","slug":"why-has-federer-pulled-out-of-the-dubai-duty-free-tennis-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/announcements\/why-has-federer-pulled-out-of-the-dubai-duty-free-tennis-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has Federer pulled out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roger Federer (probably the greatest tennis player of all time) has pulled out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (held on 15 – 27th Feb 2016) due to a serious knee injury that required surgery. He broke the news to his fans on his Facebook just after 2pm today. Here’s his announcement in full…<\/p>\n