Federer plans tour return in April

World number three Roger Federer has delayed his ATP World Tour return by a month and plans to make his comeback from knee surgery at the Monte Carlo Masters in April. The 17-times grand slam champion had initially intended to return in March at the elite Indian Wells Masters in California where he has won the title four times. In a Facebook post on Friday, the 34-year-old Federer said: "I have now had a lot of great practices on the court and in the gym.