World No 2 Roger Federer has been some enjoying some downtime in the snow and posted a picture of himself posing with a snowball and his racket on his official Twitter account . The 33-year-old provided the snap with a witty caption - 'tennice ' - and was wearing the scarf of FC Basel , the football team he supports . Federer decided to skip the invariably warmer climates of the Miami Open this year as a matter of 'physical preservation ' his agent Tony Godsick revealed . World No 2 Roger Federer poses with a snowball and his racket on his official Twitter account . Godsick told the Miami Herald , 'It 's unfortunate because Roger loves Miami and has had success there , but he turns 34 this year and he just ca n't play every tournament . 'He has to play a schedule that works for him physically , that makes sense with his family , so he had to change it up . ' Federer won the Key Biscayne event in 2005 and 2006 , but skipped it in 2013 also to lighten his workload . Federer opted not to appear at the Miami Open this year as the 33-year-old aims to maintain his fitness . Federer plays a shot during the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells against Novak Djokovic .
Roger ##erer decided not to take part in the Miami tournament this year . Instead , the defending No champion has been spending some downtime in the snow . He posted a picture of himself posing with his camera and a snowball .