Roger Federer is set to retire from tennis. The 20-time Grand Slam champion made the shock announcement that he will not be playing again after next weekend’s Laver Cup, where he will team up with Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray for the final time.
Ad Federer hangs up his racquet as unquestionably one of the greatest players of all time. But what are his career-defining moments?
Laver Cup'A sad day' — Nadal hails Federer and wishes 'this day would never have come'2 HOURS AGO The start of the RF era Federer’s breakthrough moment came at Wimbledon in 2001.
Before Wimbledon was RF’s domain it was where Pete Sampras ruled. Sampras had won three titles in a row at the All England Club from 1993-1995 and was bidding for a fifth straight title in 2001 when he ran into a 19-year-old Federer.