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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. 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Speaking Tuesday, one day after Jeff Fisher was fired as head coach, Gurley didnt walk those comments back.At the end of the day, the second-year running back said, if anybody seen the game and seen the way we played and seen the whole interview, then you know what I was talking about.Gurley was expressing frustration with a team that was blown out for a third straight time and suffered its eighth loss in a span of nine games. He was chastising an offense that is last in the NFL in first downs, yards and points per game. Perhaps he was also allowing pent-up frustration about his own struggles to spill over.Some on the outside believed Gurleys comments might have been the final push for Fisher to be fired, but Gurley defended the coaching staff during that same interview by saying, Coaches arent out there playing. Coaches dont have anything to do with it. This is about us. Were on the field.I dont think that had anything to do with Coach Fisher [being let go], Rams quarterback Jared Goff said. I think Todd was emotional. We all are. Were all frustrated. He just made some comments.The Rams are 4-9, and Gurley, the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, has beenn held to 740 rushing yards behind a suspect offensive line.dddddddddddd He ranks 38th among 40 qualified running backs in rushing yards per attempt.On Sunday, the Rams committed five turnovers -- one on the opening kickoff and two others that led directly to touchdowns -- and never stood a chance, despite facing an offense that was without its top two receivers. Gurley, hardly one to express his emotions outwardly, said Sunday, Were just going through the motions. It looks like everybodys just playing to get through.The next day, Fisher was fired, with special-teams coordinator John Fassel taking his place in the interim.It was tough, Gurley said. It was tough on a lot of guys. Coach Fisher, he did a great job. He brought everybody in. We loved him as a coach. We know a lot of people didnt, but at the end of the day, we know what he did for us.The Rams final three games are against divisional opponents, starting with a Thursday night road meeting with the Seattle Seahawks.Gurley said he was just speaking my mind, speaking the truth on how we looked. He thinks teammates definitely should take it to heart, the way we played. He hopes that will translate to the rest of the season.We bout to find out Thursday, Gurley said. Were going to definitely find out Thursday. ' ' '