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Analysis: Federer sees ‘end is near,’ hopes for on-court bye

FILE - Switzerland's Roger Federer speaks during a press conference following his semifinal loss to Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 30, 2020. With Roger Federer saying he will sit out the Australian Open in January and also could miss Wimbledon in 2022, the notion that he really might not have many -- or perhaps even any -- high-level matches left becomes all the more real. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File)

FILE - Switzerland's Roger Federer plays a return to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during the men's singles quarterfinals match on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. With Roger Federer saying he will sit out the Australian Open in January and also could miss Wimbledon in 2022, the notion that he really might not have many -- or perhaps even any -- high-level matches left becomes all the more real. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

FILE - Switzerland's Roger Federer leaves the court after losing to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz during the men's singles quarterfinals match on day nine of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Roger Federer does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for Wimbledon next June, the tennis great said in an interview published Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 by Swiss media. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Analysis: Federer sees ‘end is near,’ hopes for on-court bye