Federer withdraws from French Open, vows to fight on

Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open on Thursday after failing to recover from injury, bringing to an end the 17-time major winner's astonishing run of 65 consecutive Grand Slams. "I regret to announce that I have made the decision not to play in this year’s French Open," the 2009 Roland Garros champion wrote on his Facebook page. The former world number one, who has been plagued by knee and back injuries this year, last missed a Grand Slam event in 1999 when he skipped the US Open.