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Federer age1/9/2024 ![]() That is a team event run by his management company.įederer is married and he and his wife, Mirka - a tennis player, too they met as athletes at an Olympics - have two sets of twins. In Thursday’s announcement, Federer said his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. He also had said he would return to tournament action in his home country at the Swiss Indoors in October. “But I also know my body’s capacities and limits, and its message to me lately has been clear.”įederer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021, and so, in that sense, his news is not all that surprising.īut he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there “one more time.” I’ve worked hard to return to full competitive form,” Federer wrote on Twitter. “As many of you know, the past three years have presented me with challenges in the form of injuries and surgeries. 1 and helped create a golden era of men’s tennis with rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.įederer posted what he called a “bittersweet decision” via social media on Thursday, less than a week after 23-time major champion Serena Williams played what is expected to the last match of her career.Ĭombined, the exits by two of the greatest athletes in their sport’s history represent a significant turning of the page. Roger Federer is retiring from professional tennis at age 41 after a series of knee operations, closing a career in which he won 20 Grand Slam titles, finished five seasons ranked No. Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to spectators after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in their men's singles match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Oct. Updated: SeptemPublished: September 15, 2022 ![]()
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