Roger Federer announced on his personal Instagram page: I am 41 years old and have played more than 1,500 matches in 24 years. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever dreamed and now I need to accept that it is the end of my career.
I will play tennis more in the future. However, I will not participate in the Grand Slam or the ATP Tour anymore. This is a decision that is both bitter and sweet. I will miss everything the tournaments bring me.”
During his career Federer won 20 The Grand Slam includes 6 Australian Opens, 1 Roland Garros, 8 Wimbledons and 5 US Opens. He is only behind Rafael Nadal (22 times) and Novak Djokovic (21 times) in the number of Grand Slam titles. He won 6 ATP Finals titles, 28 ATP Masters 1000 Olympic silver medals in men’s singles in 2012 and gold medals in Olympic men’s doubles in 2008.
Federer ended more than two decades of competition with 103 titles and 310 weeks at number one world which has a record of 237 consecutive weeks. “Express Train” is the first player to reach 20 Grand Slams.
Continual injuries caused Federer to announce his retirement at the age of 41. The last time the player born in 1981 Federer played was in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon 2021 and lost to Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 6-7 0-6.
The Swiss legend then underwent knee surgery but the recovery process was slow. Federer is not even sure he can compete in the 2022 Laver Cup.
Federer did not hide his sadness when making the decision to retire: “This is a sad and happy decision.” confused. I will miss all the upcoming tournaments but there will be much to celebrate.
I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world. I have been given the special talent to do it at a level I never imagined.”
Federer’s retirement announcement on his personal Instagram was posted as an audio file with a photo. photo of him sitting at a table with a signed document printed on paper. ATP Tour Wimbledon’s official account or Stan Wawrinka’s John Isner colleagues all commented to express their gratitude to Federer.
“
