Roger Federer has arrived in London for his last ATP tournament, the Laver Cup. The Swiss maestro is all set to get back in action for one last time before calling it a day.
The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, who recently announced upcoming retirementFrom 23 to 25 September, the O2 will compete in the Laver Cup at the Arena.
Federer decided to retire from the ATP tour in the presence of wife Mirka and parents Robert and Lynette. The great tennis player said in his announcement: “The Laver Cup Next week will be my last ATP event in London. I will play more tennis in the future, certainly, but not on the Grand Slam or the Tour.”
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Federer will play for Team Europe, which includes players like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Bjorn Borg among others.
former world number oneWho held the position for 237 consecutive weeks from February 2, 2004 to August 18, 2008, has been instrumental in achieving a significant increase in prize money for the players.
He achieved a career Grand Slam during the 2009 French Open and, a month later, broke Pete Sampras’ all-time men’s singles record by winning his 15th major title at Wimbledon.
Federer added five more trophies, leaving him behind Novak Djokovic (21) and Rafael Nadal (22). Federer’s trophy cabinet includes 6 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open trophy, 8 Wimbledon trophies and 5 consecutive US Open titles.
In his ATP Tour career, Federer has 1251 victories, the second-largest after Jimmy Connors (1274).
Federer also won 103 Tour-level trophies, only behind Connors (109). It should be noted that Federer never retired from a match and on February 19, 2018 at the age of 36, became the oldest number one player in the world in the history of ATP rankings.
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