Roger federer laver cup

“I’m happy, I’m not sad,” Roger Federer said after playing his last professional match at Laver Cup on Friday night. “It does feel like a celebration to me.” Truthfully, it was kind of hard to tell at that moment. Federer’s words were upbeat, but as he said them his eyes were starting to overflow with tears. He cried for much of his post-match interview with Jim Courier. He cried with his doubles partner, Rafael Nadal. He cried with his wife, his kids, his mom, his dad, his teammates, his coach, his agent, his agent’s wife, and a dozen other people who were there to send him off at London’s O2 Arena. Could you have imagined it, or wanted it, any other way with Federer? This was basically how it began for him two decades ago. In 2003, on the other side of the same city, he had won the first of his 20 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon, and promptly dissolved in tears during his on-court interview. Between that show of emotion, which was unusual in tennis at the time, and his masterful display of shot-making that afternoon, which was even more unusual, Federer made permanent converts of tennis fans the world over. In the 20 years since, he has made millions of new ones with that same combination of graceful play and unguarded, never-jaded emotion. But Federer really was happy tonight, and he was right to be. He had spent the better part of the last three years trying and mostly failing to get his surgically-repaired knees back into playing condition. He had become a star without...

Laver Cup: Roger Federer brings glittering career to tearful end alongside Rafael Nadal Roger Federer bid adieu to the sport with one last dance alongside old sparring partner Rafael Nadal before heading into retirement at the age of 41; Despite doubles defeat to Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe, he said: "It has been a perfect journey and I would do it all over again..." Roger Federer was in floods of tears despite tasting defeat in the final match of his professional career alongside his doubles partner Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London. The 20-time Grand Slam champion teamed up with old rival Nadal for his last match in London but saw his dream finale ruined by Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe, who won 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 11-9 to dampen spirits in front of a capacity crowd at the O2. "We'll get through this somehow," Federer said on-court. "Look, it has been a wonderful day. I told the guys I'm happy, I'm not sad. It feels great to be here and I enjoyed tying my shoes one more time. "Everything was the last time. Funny enough with all the matches, being with the guys and having family and friends, I didn't feel the stress so much even if I felt something would go during the match. I am so glad I made it through and the match was great. I couldn't be happier. Trending • Transfer Centre LIVE! Rice, Gundogan, Mount latest • US Open: Fowler pulls ahead after McIlroy finishes strongly LIVE! • Arsenal remain in talks for Rice, Havertz | Keeping an eye on Caicedo • Papers: Man City in...

Taking to social media, Macci joined the rest of the tennis world in congratulating the 23-time Grand Slam champion. Macci was especially in awe of the 36-year-old's mentality, marveling at how he has wired himself to look at adversity and disappointment as his "best friend ever." "Novak Djokovic mentally has trained and wired himself to look at adversity, disappointment and problems as his best friend ever," Macci said. At his post-match press conference after his French Open win, Novak Djokovic touched on his relationship with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, saying that he has always compared himself to the legendary duo. Reiterating that they were two of his "greatest rivals," the World No. 1 said that he owed his success and constant improvement to them for continuously pushing him to be better. "Well, the truth is that I have always compared myself to these guys, because those two are the two greatest rivals I ever had in my career," Djokovic said. "I have said it before many times that they have actually defined me as a player, and all the success that I have, you know, they have contributed to it, in a way, because of the rivalries and the matchups that we had." The 23-time Grand Slam champion added that the countless hours he spent thinking about how to beat them and devising strategies against them played a big part in eventually moulding him into the player that he is today. " Countless hours of thinking and analyzing and what it takes to win against them on the ...