Federer will play in Basel in October 2022

This year Federer is vying for an 11th title at Swiss Indoor Basel. On Tuesday, 5-times ATP champion announced that he will compete in the ATP 500 tournament, which will commence from Oct. 24-30.

Federer wrote on Instagram that he is looking forward to playing at home again,". The forty-year-old, who has won the past three tournaments in his home country, last played in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federer has an excellent overall record in Basel. He has won the trophy ten times and has a record of 75-9 at the event.

The ATP Masters 1000 event 28-time winner lately gave the latest updates on his recovery from knee surgery, which he suffered after reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon last year.

Federer also confirmed that he will be part of the European squad for the 2022 Laver Cup, which will take place from September 23-25 at the O2 in London.