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Roger Federer joined Serena Williams in bringing down the curtain on an illustrious career, tennis moved ever closer to the end of a golden era. Williams' emotional goodbye at the US Open earlier this month was followed by Federer's announcement on Thursday that next week's Laver Cup in London would be his last professional outing.
Roger Federer said he will retire from competitive tennis following next week's Laver Cup in London. Following are 10 landmark matches from the 20-times Grand Slam champion's career:
Roger Federer said he will retire from competitive tennis following next week's Laver Cup in London. Following is a timeline charting the 20-times Grand Slam champion's rise to the top of the game:
Breaking news has just come through that Swiss icon Roger Federer has announced his retirement from professional tennis.
Roger Federer said he will retire from competitive tennis following next week's Laver Cup in London. Following is a timeline charting the 20-time Grand Slam champion's rise to the top of the game: 2001: Burst onto the scene, ending American Pete Sampras' 31-match winning streak at Wimbledon in the fourth round before losing in the quarter-finals to Tim Henman.
List of U.S. Open men's singles champions since the tournament began in 1881:
For a melange of legends – from Rod Laver to Billie Jean King, Chris Evert and Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer – Centre Court was home again, even if only briefly before the start of play. Federer, the eight-time champion, who is scheduled to return to the Tour in the fall, said it was ‘awkward’ for him to be back in the cathedral of the sport, not as a player.
Roger Federer says he wants to play at Wimbledon «one more time» as he returned to SW19 for Centre Court's centenary celebrations. Federer — 41 in August — last played competitively at Wimbledon twelve months ago, losing to Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals. Ad/> Since then the legendary Swiss has embarked on an arduous, complicated period of recuperation on his troublesome knee.