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Swiss tennis great Roger Federer announced his retirement from the sport on Thursday, saying next week's Laver Cup will be his final ATP tournament.
Roger Federer (/ ˈ f ɛ d ər ər / FED-ər-ər, Swiss Standard German: [ˈrɔdʒər ˈfeːdərər]; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.
Federer: Twelve Final Days is a 2024 British documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia. It follows Roger Federer in the last 12 days of his professional career, which ended at the 2022 Laver Cup. It premiered at the Tribeca Festival on 10 June 2024 and was released on Amazon Prime Video on 20 June 2024.
Federer, now 43, was established at No. 1 in the rankings when Nadal, now 38, came along. ... Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis “even more” during a rivalry that spanned 40 ...
FILE - An emotional Roger Federer, left, of Team Europe, sits alongside his playing partner, Rafael Nadal, after their Laver Cup doubles match against Team World's Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe at ...
A semi-final defeat in Melbourne in 2020 was Federer's last competitive match, and playing five-setters in the Australian summer heat after a lengthy injury and 14 days quarantine would have been ...
Roger Federer spent a record 237 consecutive weeks at world No. 1. in the 2000s. Ivan Lendl spent the most weeks at the top of the ATP rankings in the 1980s. Jimmy Connors spent the most weeks at world No. 1 in the 1970s.
Federer’s twin daughters and twin sons now all play tennis up to four times a week and while the 20-time grand slam champion often finds himself on court with them, he tells CNN’s Christina ...