Roger Federer

Roger Federer announced Wednesday that his final match will take place on Friday in the Laver Cup in London where he will play doubles, possibly with his ...

“It's disappointing I was never able to play against him,” he said. I don’t think I will be that guy. “I want it to be really happy and powerful and party mode.” It was nice to see.” I try to explain that every day to my children.” “Dream big and try hard,” he said.

Roger Federer said he hopes to be fit enough to compete in one doubles match -- possibly with Rafael Nadal as his partner -- as he prepares for his final ...

"I was famous for being quite erratic at the beginning of my career," he said. "To become one of the most consistent players ever is quite a shock to me as well. I will miss that, every interaction on the court and off the court." As recently as Wimbledon, where he was given a standing ovation at an event to mark the centenary of Centre Court, Federer had hoped he might be able to return. "I guess that one would have to be Friday night. "So here I am, trying to prepare for one last doubles.

After numerous close battles against each other over the years, Roger Federer said it would be a "special moment" to be able to partner Rafael Nadal in the ...

"I love seeing people again and that's kind of what I wanted to let the fans know -- that you'll see me again ... He became the oldest ever world No. "For that reason, I think it would be great. I'm nervous going in because I haven't played in so long. "We'll see who it is with. "I just wanted to let the fans know I won't be a ghost," Federer said when asked how he would remain involved in tennis after retirement.

As he heads into the final few days of his storied playing career, Roger Federer hinted Wednesday that he may have a poignant surprise: a doubles pairing ...

And I know that, and that’s why I’m totally happy to step away as well.” “Before it was just, I hope to be on tour one day. “I don’t think anybody grows up and thinks they’re going to win this much. I tried to come back, but there was a limit to what I could do. “No doubt, I think it could be quite a unique situation, if it were to happen,” Federer said. I won’t be a ghost or some stranger.” I don’t know if it’s going to happen, but I think it could be obviously a special moment.” “I knew I was on very thin ice for the last year ever since I played Wimbledon. “I know that, yeah.” Federer made other media appearances in the lead-up to his final event and said he is firm in his decision to walk away because of injuries and multiple surgeries. For that reason I think it would be great. Federer has not played competitively in 14 months and said: “I know my limitations.

The 20-time Grand Slam winner, who announced his retirement earlier this month, is father to twin girls Myla and Charlene, 13, as well as twin brothers Lenny ...

“I guess they had a good balance, and I must have also loved the game,” he said. “I feel like we pushed tennis into the right direction,” he said. I always stayed true to myself and people always, it seemed like, loved watching me play, which is I guess the ultimate compliment.” “Oh, it was the only way,” he said. And from being maybe the dominator I became the challenger. “The girls were born and from that moment on, 2010 and 2011, I didn’t win any slam.

The legendary 20-time Grand Slam winner, who retired earlier this month, brought twin girls Myla and Charlene, 13, and twin boys Lenny and Leo, 8, ...

We battled fairly, with passion and intensity, and I always tried my best to respect the history of the game. I have had the immense fortune to play in front of you in over 40 different countries. They were like giants to me and I began to dream. And to Swiss Tennis, who believed in me as a young player and gave me an ideal start. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognise when it is time to end my competitive career. 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. But I also know my body's capacity and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear. I would like to especially thank my amazing wife Mirka, who has lived through every minute with me. 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,' he added. But I also know my body's capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear. Today, I want to share some news with all of you. He also paid tribute to his fellow competitors, such as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - who lead the all-time Grand Slam standings with 22 and 21, respectively.

Federer will focus on his family but intends to stay in the sport after the 2022 Laver Cup, his final tournament.

That match will be the second of Friday's evening session, which is due to start at 7pm BST. A minimum of six singles and three doubles matches will be played from Friday through Sunday, with up to three further singles and one doubles rubber if required. It'll be a nice time to reflect and look forward." Matches on Friday are worth a point each, with that value increasing to two points per match on Saturday and three on Sunday. "The last three years have been tough to say the least. "We'll see how I can stay in the game, in what way. The Swiss legend bows out after having won 103 ATP singles titles including 20 Grand Slams, as well as an Olympic doubles gold medal from [Beijing 2008](https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/beijing-2008). She's always been by my side throughout. Coming from a small country, we don't have a base of so many players, so I totally overachieved in my mind. READ MORE: "You're happy with winning Wimbledon titles, which is already crazy, or becoming world number one and being the best. [Roger Federer](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/roger-federer) will retire from [tennis](https://olympics.com/en/sports/sed/discipline-tennis/) this week a contented man, having in his own words "overachieved" in the sport.

Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced his retirement last week. Federer, at 41 years old, will be walking away from the ...

Federer is truly the chosen one of tennis. It is for the best that he is remembered as the golden child of tennis. [end of the big three era](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/sports/tennis/roger-federer-retires-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic.html). ](http://www.espn.com/tennis/bracket?id=172&matchType=1&year=2009) [112-3](https://racingfiles.com.au/nadal-french-open-record/). In clutch situations Federer just never had the clutch gene, the killer instinct or the grit and the determination to stay humble and hungry that Djokovic and Nadal possess. [Djokovic](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-novak-djokovic/F324/D643) and [Nadal](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/atp-head-2-head/roger-federer-vs-rafael-nadal/F324/N409) both possess winning head-to-head records against Federer. At the French Open, the only clay Grand Slam, Nadal has a win-loss record of He retires with 20 Grand Slam titles, the record for most consecutive weeks as number one in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings and the record for the oldest male player to be number one in the ATP rankings. Federer dominated the ATP tour for many years until the emergence of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. [ last professional match ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/15/tennis/roger-federer-retirement-announcement-spt-intl/index.html)came against Hubert Hurkacz at Wimbledon in 2021. Federer’s impact on the sport of tennis is undeniable.

In his latest interview, tennis legend Roger Feder explained in more detail the decision he took last week to retire from the game. He revealed that it was ...

It was about time that I retired. It was a process - an emotional one. He revealed that it was a difficult and emotional decision, but one he felt obliged to take.

Jon Wertheim reflects on the Maestro's career and decision to hang up his racket after this week's Laver Cup.

And if labeling her as the GOAT feels like the best way to emphasize her obliteration of the glass ceiling for women of color, then amen to that too. Won the big match!), and there are cases in which someone’s belonging on a rarefied list of the greatest practitioners of that sport is beyond debate due to their superlative achievement by one or more of those metrics (e.g. And yet arguments persist about THE greatest, both because the metrics aren’t universally agreed upon and because people are naturally attached to the folks they’re attached to and will look to cherry pick the stats that make the case for their favorites, a phenomenon ultimately not that different from those lobbying for overlooked bands to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “but you can measure such-and-such, and the greatest by that metric is so-and-so”) or accept it while maintaining that competitions that purport to anoint the greatest are for the greater good (giving attention and funds to deserving artists even if the guise of them being inherently more deserving than others is a fabrication) or accept it in principle while pointing out that of course their favorite avant-garde trombonist or Canadian hair metal band is actually the greatest. What I have not learned, however, and don’t expect I ever will is the answer to the question of who can be referred to as “the greatest” without further explanation. We have fond feelings and warm memories and therefore fond and warm recollections of the products affiliated. I have been a rabid tennis fan for nearly 40 years, long enough to have seen a lot of shifts in the culture, fashion, gear, fitness, playing styles, and criteria by which fans, journalists, and historians evaluate greatness. (I believe I once wrote words to the effect that he looked like a kid whose aunt had dragged him out of bed to play with her at the club; and he couldn’t hide his indifference.) Federer’s style of play harkens back to a day when crisp, one handed backhands and pinpoint placements were as important as power, agility and fitness, but when I look at juniors today, I see a lot more of the influence of Nadal and Djokovic, super hustle, aggressive power, etc. A few of you wrote about this and number of people—including Andy Roddick—speculated about this on the social medias. It would dilute the experience for both, deserving as they are of being a headliner and not a co-headliner. [Miami Dolphins](https://www.si.com/nfl/team/miami-dolphins) take all sorts of pride in being the last NFL team to go undefeated.

The eyes of fans and sports' cognoscenti around the world are witnessing one of the biggest goodbyes to an athlete tennis has known.

“We have never had Andy on the team and so having him on the team is going to be very special. “Not that I wanted to hijack this event or anything, but I always feel sorry for players who sometimes retire on the tour, say, ‘I’m going to play one more match,’ then at one point you lose and there you stand all alone. Having all the other guys around just felt like I was not going to be lonely announcing my retirement. “And I know it’s going to be a crazy stadium with unbelievable fans, with the team there. For that reason I think it would be great.” It was his first media conference since taking to social media last week to break the news that prompted a flood of praise for his glittering career, well wishes and sadness.

Federer, quien anunció que se retiraría después de la Laver Cup de este fin de semana en Londres, realizó una rueda de prensa en el O2 ante los medios de ...

"No iba a poder despedirme de los aficionados. "La gente me conocía por ser muy irregular al principio de mi carrera, y luego me convertí en uno de los más consistentes, es un poco shock para mí. ellos estuvieron durante muchos años al más alto nivel y es un privilegio estar en ese grupo", añadió. Pero es triste saber que todos lo tenemos que dejar en algún momento". "Intentamos aumentar la intensidad de los entrenamientos y vimos que no podíamos. "Estás triste cuando te das cuenta de que es el final.

La conversación con la estrella del tenis - ganador de 20 Grand Slams, entre ellos ocho torneos de Wimbledon - tuvo lugar antes de lo que será su última ...

Si puedo ayudar a la federación en eso, lo voy a hacer", señaló. "Tengo que pensarlo. "Eso sí, yo amo este juego y quiero seguir involucrado de alguna forma. Bueno, yo llegué, y luego vino Rafa, y luego estaba Novak", anotó el suizo. "En serio que cuando era joven solo pensaba en estar el circuito algún día. "Lo superé todo en mi mente. Y traté de regresar, pero hay un límite de lo que puedo hacer. "Cuando yo llegué no estábamos preocupados tampoco. Y tuve que lidiar con eso". A ver, eres feliz con solo ganar un Wimbledon, que ya es una locura o ser número uno. Así que iba a lidiar con eso cuando llegara. Federer no disputaba un torneo oficial desde Wimbledon 2021, cuando se retiró en cuartos de final.

El récord del suizo en la Laver Cup es de ocho victorias y tres derrotas. En 2017 venció a Sam Querrey y Nick Kyrgios en singles y con Nadal superó en el dobles ...

La acción comenzará a las 7:00 de México, 8:00 del Este de Estados Unidos, 9:00 de Argentina y 14:00 de España. Esta fue la última participación de Federer, que en 2021 se bajó por lesión (no hubo en 2020 por la pandemia de Covid-19). El viernes 23 de septiembre de 2022 pasará a la historia como el día en el que se retiró Roger Federer.

Este viernes 23 de septiembre, Roger Federer disputará el último juego de su carrera en la Laver Cup 2022. El suizo, quien anunció su retiro del tenis la ...

Durante su trayectoria, Roger conquistó 20 Grand Slam y ganó seis veces el ATP Finals. Independientemente de cómo han transcurrido nuestras respectivas carreras hemos sido capaces de tener una buena relación, y eso supone un gran mensaje no solo para el tenis, sino para el deporte”, manifestó. Sin embargo, declaró que su deseo es retirarse jugando junto a Rafael Nadal, con quien protagonizó una de las rivalidades más gloriosas en toda la historia del deporte.

Roger Federer revealed that he was proud and grateful for his legendary career on Wednesday at the Laver Cup in London, where he reflected on his ...

[Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) down the road and here at the O2. [Laver Cup](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/laver-cup/9210/overview) taking place at the O2 in London, it gives Federer a final chance to play in a city where he has tasted so much success. Having all the other guys around just felt like I was not going to be lonely announcing my retirement.” “There was a certain process that started at the beginning of the summer where you try to go to the next level in training and I could feel it was getting difficult,” Federer said. I don't know if it's going to happen, but I think it could be obviously a special moment.” At what capacity, I didn't know, but I thought it might be possible.” The 28-time ATP Masters 1000 champion admitted that he was aiming to compete again next season, but his knee injury proved too challenging to recover from. Having made his tour-level debut in Gstaad in 1998, Federer has been a dominant force in the sport for over two decades. The sweet part was that I know everybody has to do it at one point. Next thing you know, you're part of that group, and it's been a great feeling.” That was the record and then of course it was other records along the way… “I'm definitely very proud and very happy where I sit,” Federer said when analysing his place in the history books.

Wimbledon may have been more fitting. But the Laver Cup, which Federer helped create, will surely offer a poignant send-off at O2 Arena for one of the ...

“Anything after that was a bonus,” he said. He also has a fiercely private side, which helps explain how he was able to keep his retirement decision from going public for nearly two months. I truly believe this is a secret for a lot of the players and for the young guys is to be able, when you leave the site, to say: ‘OK, I’m going to leave it behind,’” he said. I’m happy I don’t have flashbacks to tough moments in my career.” He added: “I’m happy that my brain allows me to think this way, because I know it’s not easy to push sometimes defeats and those things away.” The sweet part was that I know everybody has to do it at one point. Passed in the Grand Slam singles title count by Nadal and Djokovic, who both hold a head-to-head-edge over him, Federer is no longer an obvious pick as the greatest player of this golden era. “I was famous for being quite erratic at the beginning of my career,” he said. Don’t need all the records to be happy; I tell you that.” Following behind is a new generation of hungry players, ready to muscle their way into the breach. Though it was far from a sure thing, he endured with excellence: breaking into the top 20 as a teenager and becoming the oldest No. Next thing you know, you’re part of that group, and it’s been a great feeling.” But Federer also learned how to manage his time, build an excellent support team and maintain his positive energy.

Federer is set to retire after the Laver Cup, and he hopes to go out playing doubles with his longtime rival.

Federer is expected to play in the night session on Friday. Federer has had one of the best careers in the history of the sport. The Laver Cup is taking place in London at the indoor hard courts of the O2 Arena from Sept. Federer is already in the city hanging out with some of his teammates. The Laver Cup is a special competition for Federer, as he helped create it in 2017 to honor the tennis great Rod Laver. Whether he plays with Nadal this weekend is yet to be seen, as the lineup will officially be announced Thursday.