Roger Federer wants to be fit and firing again at next years Australian Open after missing the second half of this season through injury.Federer has chosen to sit out the rest of 2016 in order to recover fully from his knee surgery in February, as well as a back problem that ruled him out of the French Open in May.The 35-year-olds last match was his semi-final defeat to Milos Raonic at Wimbledon and, as well as the Olympic Games in Rio, he has dropped out of the US Open, which starts on Monday.It was a tough decision to say the least, but in some ways a simple decision because your health is the most important thing, Federer told national newspapers.I dont see it as the end of something, its the beginning of something. When I come back to the Hopman Cup and then to the Australian Open -- thats what Im working for now.Federer did travel to New York for the launch of the Laver Cup on Wednesday, a new team event to be played between Europe and the Rest of the World, starting in Prague in September next year.The Swiss has signed up to the competition, along with world number five Rafael Nadal, and believes he will come back stronger in 2017.Im doing well and training as much as possible, Federer said. Ive been strengthening my quad muscles for when I head into the gym in the next couple of months.I remain very upbeat but in a way its painful to be here, and it was hard watching the Olympics and not playing. I hope to be super strong when I come back in January.Federer reached the US Open final 12 months ago and his absence will harden the views of those that consider this years mens tournament a two-horse race.Novak Djokovic, the winner of four of the last five grand slams, will be the top seed but Andy Murray is the player in form, having won Queens, Wimbledon and an Olympic gold medal already this summer.It hasnt really changed my opinion that Novak is the favourite, despite a few tough losses, Federer said.He did win [the Rogers Cup] in Toronto. He has a great record against Andy and is a great hard court player, you see that in the conditions like here and at the Australian Open.I think the the new roof (over Arthur Ashe Stadium) will help him as well, as it will be more like Australia. Of course Andy is a great player in the wind, but then so is Novak.But I have been very impressed by Andy, what he has done this summer has been incredible. I hope he can keep that going.I think it will be a very exciting US Open and probably a great race between them until the end of the season. Mark McGwire Jersey . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Stan Musial Jersey . Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom. http://www.cardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Roger-Maris-Kids-Jersey/ . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. Ozzie Smith Jersey . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Albert Pujols Jersey . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.Barcelona will be out to sustain their seemingly unstoppable momentum towards the Primera Division title when they head to Eibar on Sunday. Head coach Luis Enrique rotated the defence away to Rayo Vallecano on Thursday, but his attack again delivered a familiar devastating performance as Lionel Messi plundered a hat-trick in the 5-1 win over relegation-battling hosts who ended the match with only nine men.Defender Dani Alves is set to return at the Ipurua stadium following a suspension, while Jordi Alba should come in again at left-back having been rested. Forward Neymar, though, will miss out because of his one-match ban so Turkey international Arda Turan is expected to fill in on the left, having come off the bench to score his first Barcelona goal with a late fifth against Rayo Vallecano.After extending their unbeaten run to a Spanish record 35 games - and with one foot already in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 2-0 first-leg victory at Arsenal - Barcelona look well set for another successful end to the campaign.Eibar, meanwhile, have suffered three defeats in a row, leaving them in eighth and off the pace for the European places. Highlights of Barcelonas record breaking win as they win 5-1 at Rayo Vallecano to extend their unbeaten run to 35 matches, a new Spanish record Indeed, a 2-0 home win over Levante on February 14 was their only positive result out of the past seven matches.Nevertheless, Barcelona utility man Sergi Roberto maintains the leaders cannot just expect to turn up and record another comfortable win.Ipurua will also be a very tough game, but we will be going there with the idea of winning another three points, he said.We hope we can continue our unbeaten run because that means we will be getting more points. Sky Sports Spanish football expert Guillem Balague believes Barcelona can become the greatest side of all time Andres Iniesta feels the Barcelona squad must remain focused on the next objective in front of them and not yet dream of any prizes which may await.dddddddddddd.The team is in fine spirit. We taking things step by step, but they are solid steps, Iniesta told Barcelonas official website.Eibar went down 1-0 at Sevilla on Wednesday night, when defender Lillo was sent off with just two minutes left after collecting a second yellow card.Despite poor recent form, midfielder Adrian Gonzalez is convinced Jose Luis Mendilibars squad can get things right to secure a positive end to a campaign, which would ultimately mean retaining top-flight status. Guillem Balague takes a look at the stories making the headlines in Spain this week What we are clear on is that we are just a couple of games away from ensuring our stay, he said on Eibars website.We go slowly, step by step, and even when we have been sitting in the European places this (survival) has been our immediate goal.Our approach is to get the necessary points and then we will see how far the team goes.Watch Eibar v Barcelona live on Sunday, 2.55pm, Sky Sports 2 HD. 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