The former world No. 1 will end his legendary career at the end of the Laver Cup, where he will only play doubles on Friday night (probably with Rafael Nadal). The 41-year-old from Basel has undergone three knee operations in the past two-and-a-half years and has never given up the desire to return to the courts, testifying to his boundless love for the sport. Earlier this summer, King realized a return to touring would be impossible. “It’s not just the knee, it’s the whole body that has been under enormous stress” – confided the historical coach of Pier Paganini in a recent interview. 20 Slams, 103 ATP titles and 28 Masters 1000 are just some of the numbers that have made the Master one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Federer in his retirement
“The last few years have been difficult for me, but I think they have been even more difficult for her.
She really didn’t like watching me anymore, with all the injuries. I felt sorry for her,” Roger Federer said in a tweet by Simon Graf, sports editor of Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger. The decision was actually made a few months ago – a few days after Wimbledon in July. “A few days after Wimbledon in July. The knee wasn’t going any further. I asked myself: what’s the point? We’ve been on thin ice for a long time. I know it’s the right decision, the only good decision,” Roger said. Federer in a separate tweet from Graf. “At first I was upset, then I pushed it away. Then came the process of writing the letter and telling everyone. It tears you up a bit, but it was also extremely good for me,” said Roger Federer. “Three or four weeks ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would get a microphone at the Laver Cup and talk about it. And then there would be another party…. Because that’s always been important to me: it shouldn’t feel like a funeral, more like a party,” Federer added, asking if that meant he wouldn’t be able to travel to his tournament locations. “They were very emotional. Three out of four cried. They asked: Are we not going to Halle, Wimbledon, Indian Wells anymore? I said: Not really. But if you want, we can go again,” Federer said.
