The Swiss champion announces his departure from competitive activity on social media: “The Laver Cup will be my last tournament”
Fifteenth September 2022. It will forever be a historic date in the history of tennis. The day when the most beloved, the greatest, King Roger Federer, announced to the world that next week’s Laver Cup, at London’s O2, will be his last event. The last time we will see Federer on the pitch. His magic, his elegance.
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Symbol
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A character that goes beyond 20 Grand Slam victories, over 103 career titles. A symbol. And so after Serena Williams, Roger also leaves. With a sense of emptiness very similar to a bereavement that will be difficult to process in a short time. The message arrived on Instagram, with a still image and an audio: “Of all the gifts that tennis has given me, the greatest is the love of the people and the people I was lucky enough to know all along. the road – says the farewell speech -. That is why I want to share this news with you: the Laver Cup will be my last tournament. I know that I will miss everything in the last 24 years, but in the last 3 years I have had so many problems, and Injuries. Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever imagined and now I have to recognize when it’s time to end my competitive career. “
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September 15, 2022 (change September 15, 2022 | 15:59)
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