five-time runner-up Andy Murray was given a wild-card entry.Murray, a three-time major champion and former No. 1, is 122nd in the rankings after going through two hip operations and considering retirement.The 39-year-old Federer, who has spent more weeks atop the ATP rankings than anyone else but is No.
5 after his hiatus, is currently training in his usual offseason home of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The choice to delay his comeback came with input from coaches Severin Luthi and Ivan Ljubicic and fitness coach Pierre Paganini.Federer hasn’t played a tournament match since late January at the 2020 Australian Open, where he was clearly injured while losing in straight sets to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.