He bowed out to the cheers of 17,000 spectators gathered at the O2 Arena, the London venue that hosts the Laver Cup, an exhibition tournament he created himself. Roger Federer is now a retired tennis player. At 41, it had been nearly a year and a half since he last playedweakened as he was by his right knee.
A lost double as a conclusion
For his last, the Swiss played a double with his rival and friend, Rafael Nadal. The match against the American pair Sock-Tafoe ended in defeat but the essential was elsewhere. “The game itself was special, of course, but looking around and seeing how emotional everyone was is what I will remember.“said the champion after the match.
In a press conference, Roger Federer also returned to the tears he crushed after the match point: “I didn’t have a fireworks display in my head where I saw my career flashing by or what I’m going to miss. That was weeks ago, when I was making phone calls to tell some people. It hurt me but tonight was just joy“.
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