There Are Legends, Then There Is Roger Federer

It was inevitable but when it truly arrived, there was a sense of sadness all around. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer on September 15 finally announced that he would be retiring from the sport after the upcoming Laver Cup. The maestro will hang up his boots after winning 20 Grand Slams, and making an entire generation fall in love with the sport. There are several feats that the now 41-year-old went on to scale in his career, including being the No.1 ranked player for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks.

There were five occasions where he ended the year as No.1. In his career, he went on to win 103 ATP singles titles, which is the second most of all time after Jimmy Connors. Now, there are Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic who have won more Grand Slams than Federer, but the Swiss player has a fan following on just another level and he is credited for making the sport scale greater heights in terms of increasing the viewership.

It was in 2003 that Federer went on to win his first Grand Slam, and it was the Wimbledon that he won first. Over his career, he went on to win the All England Championships eight times and it is no surprise that when he paid a visit to the court earlier this year, he got the loudest cheer possible from the fans at Wimbledon.

Apart from eight Wimbledon titles, Federer went on to win five US Open titles, 1 French Open title and 6 Australian Open titles. Over his career, Federer enjoyed a great rivalry with the likes of Nadal and Djokovic. Touted as the 'Big Three', these stars dominated the sport like no one else has.

Not many will know, but Federer has also won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a record five times. It is no surprise that Federer is deciding to hang up