Roger Federer announces his retirement from the ATP Tour and grand slams

By Issy Ronald, CNN

Updated 1413 GMT (2213 HKT) September 15, 2022

Roger Federer has won 20 grand slam singles titles throughout his career.

(CNN)Roger Federer has announced that he will retire from the ATP Tour and grand slams following the Laver Cup next week in London.

«I am 41 years old. I have played more than 1500 matches over 24 years. 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,» the 20-time grand slam winner said in an Instagram post.The last few years of Federer's career have been marred by a series of injuries, as he underwent two knee surgeries in 2020 and another after he was defeated by Hubert Hurkacz in the 2021 Wimbledon quarterfinal. «As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries,» he said. «I've worked hard to return to full competitive form. But I also know my body's capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear.»');$vidEndSlate.removeClass('video__end-slate--inactive').addClass('video__end-slate--active');}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true)? true: false;var configObj = {thumb: 'none',video: 'sports/2019/01/11/roger-federer-r-word-retirement-tennis-world-sport-spt-intl.cnn',width: '100%',height: '100%',section: 'international',profile: 'expansion',network: 'cnn',markupId: 'body-text_7',theoplayer: {allowNativeFullscreen: true},adsection: 'const-article-inpage',frameWidth: '100%',frameHeight: '100%',posterImageOverride: