The Swiss maestro is about to bow out with 20 Grand Slam titles
Swiss icon Roger Federer has introduced his retirement from tennis, confirming the information to followers in a press release revealed on social media on Thursday.
The 41-year-old has been out of motion since Wimbledon final 12 months after nursing lingering harm issues.
Beforehand getting ready a attainable autumn comeback after present process a 3rd knee surgical procedure in 18 months, these plans have now been dropped with the modern-day nice following within the footsteps of fellow legend Serena Williams, who indicated she was retiring after the US Open earlier this month.
Federer mentioned he’ll play subsequent week’s Laver Cup in London, however that it will likely be his remaining ATP occasion.
Boasting a formidable 20 Grand Slam wins, Federer is the primary of the ‘Large Three’ to bow out with generational rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic persevering with to compete.
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— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 15, 2022
Saying the top of an illustrious 24-year profession the place he has taken half in additional than 1,500 matches, Federer mentioned that he knew his “physique’s capacities and limits” and should now “acknowledge when it’s time” to name it a day.
“This can be a bittersweet resolution, as a result of I’ll miss all the things the tour has given me,” Federer admitted.
“However on the identical time, there may be a lot to have fun. I take into account myself one of the vital lucky folks on Earth.”
Federer signed off by addressing the sport of tennis and vowed: “I like you and can by no means depart you.”
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Cementing a legacy that has seen him in comparison with the likes of boxing icon Muhammad Ali and basketball behemoth Michael Jordan, Federer exits his sport whereas holding the document for probably the most consecutive weeks at primary and because the oldest participant ever to occupy the highest spot at 36 years of age in 2018.
Earlier than Nadal (22 Grand Slams) and Djokovic (21) overtook him, Federer was additionally tennis’ main males’s Main winner together with his haul consisting of six Australian Open titles, one French Open crown, 5 US Open triumphs, and a document eight Wimbledon titles.
As well as, Federer scooped a silver medal within the singles on the London Olympics in 2012, having claimed gold 4 years earlier in Beijing within the males’s doubles occasion.
The Laver Cup occasion which will probably be Federer’s swansong subsequent week will see him compete for Group Europe in opposition to a set of Group World rivals, throughout three days of motion from September 23 to 25 at The O2 within the UK capital.
