Earlier on social media today, Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer announced that he will be ending his illustrious tennis career after the Laver Cup, which will be his last tournament. The 41 year-old was struggling with knee related problems for the last 3 years, which saw him lose a lot of playing time out on court. His last appearance at a grand slam would be Wimbledon 2021 where he lost out in the quarter-finals to Hubert Hurkacz.
Federer stated that the upcoming Laver Cup which is scheduled to begin from next week in London, would be his last tournament on the ATP tour. A career spanning an incredible 24 years comes to an end.
The Swiss took to Twitter to send out a message to the tennis community regarding his decision to retire from the sport.
Federer in his announcement reflected on the last 3 years where he had recurring knee issues and what challenges it presented to him. He acknowledged how he was getting old and how he should recognize the time to end his competitive career.
“The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event. I will play more tennis in the future, of course, but just not in Grand Slams or on the tour.”, he added.
He also shared the following video on social media.
An amazing career that saw the man clinch a record 103 titles which consisted of 20 Grand Slam titles; notably a record 8 Wimbledon titles, 28 Master 1000 titles, 24 ATP 500 titles, 25 ATP 250 titles, the 2014 Davis Cup, 3 Hopman Cups, an Olympic silver medal and 6 ATP Finals titles.
Federer remained at the top of the world rankings for 310 weeks.
He was best known for his textbook style gameplay and elegance out on court. He will remain one of the greatest players to ever wield a tennis racquet and one that the tennis fraternity will definitely miss over the years to come.
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