Severin Lüthi talked about the future of Roger Federer in a preview of Teleclub, an interview that will be published on 31st August 2016, as reported by our collegues of puntodebreak.com. Roger had presented the Laver Cup in New York on Wednesday, and the Swiss Davis Cup captain confirmed why Federer decided to withdraw until the end of the season.

Luthi confirmed that Roger will not play more in 2016, as he wants to recover 100% from his knee injury before planning other tournaments. "Roger will not play any tournaments in the rest of the year. However, he still wants to play tennis for two or three years," said Luthi.

From New York, Federer talked also about his injury and mentioned, "I never had any pain. The problem was instability. And then it started to swell, and so I was not able to compete at the highest level. For this, I think, it was a bit frustrating.

At least if I had pain, or if the MRI had shown what the problem was, then I think it would have been easier to make a decision." He then continued, "I really hope I´m not being misled by the knee that it doesn´t feel painful.

But it´s just not 100 percent. That´s why I just think the beating that I got in Wimbledon and the clay court season was just so complicated. At a meeting with doctors and trainers, Everybody said, `You need a break - right now.'" The 17-time Grand Slam champion's focused on returning back strongly next year.

About which, he particularly mentioned, "I don´t see it as the end of something. I see it as a beginning to something I´m working for, and when I come back at the Hopman Cup and then at the Australian Open that´s what I´m working for now." ALSO READ: Flavia Pennetta expresses her solidarity with those affected by the earthquake in Italy