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Tennis legend Roger Federer "This is a bittersweet decision, because I will miss everything the tour has given me," Federer wrote. "But at the same time, there is so much to celebrate. I consider myself one of the most fortunate people on Earth. I was given a special talent to play tennis, and I did it at a level that I never imagined, for much longer than I ever thought possible." One of the most decorated players in the history of tennis, Federer has won 20 Grand Slam singles titles, which is third behind only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. In total, Federer was ranked No. 1 in the world for 310 weeks throughout his career. His 237 consecutive weeks at No. 1 is still a record. Dear Roger,my friend and rival. I wish this day would have never come. It’s a sad day for me personally and for sports around the world. It’s been a pleasure but also an honor and privilege to share all these years with you, living so many amazing moments on and off the court 👇🏻— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) Roger has been one of my idols and a source of inspiration! 🥲 Thank you for everything you have done for our sport! ❤️ I still want to play with you! 🥹 Wish you all the luck in the world for what comes next! 💪🏻 Federer has inspired many young tennis players, and now some of those young athletes are competing against him on the tour. His impact on tennis has been felt across the globe for the past two decades.

Watch Video: Roger Federer announces retirement after illustrious career LONDON – This day, this match, had to come, of course, for Roger Federer, and for tennis, just as it inevitably must for every athlete in every sport. Federer bid adieu Friday night with one last contest before he The truth is that the victors, the statistics and the score (OK, for the record it was 4-6, 7-6 (2), 11-9) did not matter, and were all so entirely beside the point. The occasion was, after all, about the farewell itself. Or, better, the farewells, plural: Federer’s to tennis, to the fans, to his competitors and colleagues. And, naturally, each of those entities’ farewells to Federer. “It’s been a perfect journey,” Federer said. “I would do it all over again.” When the match, and with it, his time in professional tennis, ended, Federer hugged Nadal, then Tiafoe and Sock. And then Federer began crying. As cascades of clapping and yells of affection came from the stands, Federer put his hands on his hips, his chest heaving. Then he mouthed, “Thank you,” while applauding right back toward the spectators who had chanted, “Let’s go, Roger! Let’s go!” during the concluding moments of a match that lasted more than two hours and ended at about 12:30 a.m. His wife, Mirka, their four children – twin girls and twin boys – and Federer’s parents joined him on the court afterward for embraces and, yes, more bawling. Members of both teams joined together to hoist Federer up in the air. “It’s been a wonderf...

Federer, 41, posted a letter to fans on his social media to make the announcement. He cited injuries over the last few years as a reason to step away. He last won a Grand Slam in 2018 – "As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I have worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body’s capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear. I am 41 years old. I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognize when it is time to end my competitive career. "This is a bittersweet decision, because I will miss everything the tour has given me. But at the same time, there is so much to celebrate. I consider myself one of the most fortunate people on Earth. I was given a special talent to play tennis, and I did it all at a level that I never imagined, for much longer than I ever thought possible." Federer thanked his wife, family, fans and sponsors for supporting him. "The last 24 years on tour have been an incredible adventure. While it sometimes feels like it went by in 24 hours, it has also been so deep and magical that it seems as it I’ve already lived a full lifetime. I have had the immense fortune to play in front of you in over 40 different countries. I have laughed and cried, felt joy and pain, and most of all I have felt incredibly alive. Through my travels, I have met m...

Roger Federer is many things. He is, defensibly, the greatest male tennis player of all time. He is one of the ten highest-paid athletes in the world (last year, he pulled in Oh, and Switzerland. Roger Federer really wants you to come to Switzerland. We’re on Zoom, Roger and I, and we’re chatting about the weather. In Switzerland, where he is, and also where he is from, it’s a “quite sensible” time of year. Europe’s most photogenic country has recently hired Federer as its new just a really nice guy, and seemingly happy to chat, be it about his career, his age, or central European tourism. This is the same question that he has been asked now for 12 years. The question that has somehow always been the question, percolating and tugging at the shirt sleeve of every Grand Slam victory he’s had since his dramatic, ecstatic win over Sweden’s Robin Söderling in the 2009 final of the French Open. (After how, this is all going to end. We want to know if this is the year he’s going to retire. “I don’t know, I’m really relaxed about where my career is, where my life is,” he says. “And I know that this [moment] is one last big, huge opportunity for me to do something great. I mean, it’s always like this when you have achieved as much as I have.” He is not bragging. He has won titles on all three court surfaces (including a record setting 8 Grand Slams on Wimbledon’s grass), and has appeared the most number of times (31) in Grand Slam finals. In As a human being, Federer’s legacy is un...

Team Europe's Novak Djokovic, right, and Matteo Berrettini, left talk to Roger Federer, second left, during a match against Team World's Jack Sock and Alex de Minaur on second day of the Laver Cup tennis tournament at the O2 in London, Saturday. AP-Yonhap Roger Federer's tearful farewell to his playing career is over. True to his word, the 20-time Grand Slam champion did not say goodbye for good to tennis. A day after heading into retirement with a Laver Cup doubles match alongside longtime rival Rafaal Nadal _ the pair sat crying, side by side, when it ended _ Federer was back on the sideline Saturday, offering coaching tips during a victory by his Team Europe fill-in for singles, Matteo Berrettini, and chatting with Novak Djokovic during his first match in months. ''Having the chance to live what we lived yesterday is something that's going to be stuck in my heart and my brain forever. I'm not lying when I say that I'm here because of him. Like, he was really the one that I was looking up to,'' said Berrettini, a 26-year-old from Italy who was the runner-up to Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2021. ''If, a few years ago,'' Berrettini said, ''someone told me, 'Look, you're going to play Laver Cup, and Roger's going to coach you,' I would have been, like, 'Yeah, right.''' Federer is unsure of his exact plans for the future, but he did vow to remain a part of the sport, saying, ''I won't be a ghost.'' So how did Federer advise Berrettini as he was on the way to edging Team World's ...