Tennis Legend Roger Federer announced his retirement from professional tennis at age of 41 years on Thursday. The 20 Grand Slam Title winner said in a statement that the upcoming Laver Cup (September 23-25 this month) will be his last ATP Event. The Laver Cup will take place in London.
Federer, the former ATP’s World No. 1 for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks in men’s single shared a text visual on his Twitter handle to the tennis family and fans:
To my tennis family and beyond, of all the gifts that tennis has given me over the years, the greatest, without a doubt, has been the people I have met along the way; my friends, my competitors, and most of all the fans who give the sport its life. Today, I want to share some news with all of you.
tennis family and fans
As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body’s capacities and limits, message to me lately has been clear I am 41 years old. I’ve 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 to end my competitive career.
The Laver Cup next week 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.
This is a bittersweet decision because I will miss everything the tour has given me,
Roger Federer
Federer added in the motion text visually in a pic of his as watermarked.
He elaborated on his whole career and what he learned from the games and fans in his post.
Here’s an overview of his records and Grand Slam Titles
- First-ever male tennis player to win 20 Grand Slam Title (Wimbledon-8, Australian Opens-6, French Open-1, US Open-5) in the tennis history
- Most Wimbledon Grand Slam Title (8) in men’s single
- ATP’s World No. 1 for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks
- Won a total of 103 titles, second only to Jimmy Connor’s Open Era record of 109
- Third in winning the highest (20) Grand Slam Winner after Rafael Nadal (22), Novak Djokovic (21)
- Won 1251 matches in men’s singles, second in the Open Era behind Connor’s 1274.
- Played 1526 single matches (Win-1251), and 223 double matches (Win-131)
- Never retired from a match in his whole career.
- Only player to reach all four Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, French Open) three times in the same calendar year (2006, 2007, 2009)
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