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"Wish This Day Would Have Never Come": On Roger Federer's Retirement, What Rafael Nadal Said

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Roger Federer announced on Thursday that he would bring down curtains on his illutrious tennis career after next week's Laver Cup.

Federer issued a statement earlier on Thursday saying his body had effectively told him to bring the curtain down on a career that yielded 20 Grand Slam singles titles.

The Laver Cup team event in London will also give him a final chance to play competitively as part of the "Big Four", who dominated tennis over the past two decades.

Rafael Nadal, who holds the record for Grand Slam titles with 22; Novak Djokovic, who has won 21 Grand Slam crowns; and two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will all play together as part of Team Europe.

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