3 Things to Know: July 29

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Roger Federer hasn't been on a tennis court since Wimbledon, but his rehabilitation is underway. His coach, Severin Luthi, said Federer had physical issues coming into the grass-court major, but the infamous fall again Milos Raonic in the semifinals was not a factor in deciding to end his season.

“He is working with the physio…” Luthi said. “This means he is rebuilding the whole muscle structure, the back and the leg ... If he had to play tennis today, he could do that also. The question is at what level and with what price."

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On Thursday night, even in defeat, Venus Williams had a lesson for young Madison Keys in Montreal. At No. 6, Williams entered their third-round match six spots higher than Keys, with a 2-1 record. Yet Keys got the win, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-3, needing her big serve to help finish her fellow American off.

In other Thursday matches, Eugenie Bouchard fell to qualifier Karolina Kucova, while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova upset fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

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World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is headed to Rio, confident that Zika is more an exaggeration than a reason to stay at home. Rafael Nadal is also committed to representing Spain in the Olympics, though it may only be for doubles. Some of their colleagues don’t feel the same, including Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych and Simona Halep.