LONDON, Oct 13 - World number one Roger Federer
will miss the Swiss Indoor ATP tournament in Basel in two weeks
because of a right ankle ligament injury.
The same injury also forced him out of next week's Madrid
Masters. He now hopes to return for the season-ending Masters
Cup event in Shanghai from November 13-20.
"After bad luck last year with my thigh and now this, I'm
extremely disappointed, above all, that I can't play at home for
the second straight year in Basel," Federer said on his website.
"I'm hoping to go to Shanghai again perfectly fit," added
the Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion.
Federer picked up the injury while training. Last year, he
missed the Madrid Masters because of fatigue and was also forced
out of the Basel ATP event having ruptured a thigh muscle.