“The Laver Cup next week in London will be my last ATP event,” the 41-year-old Swiss, who won 20 Grand Slam titles during his long career, posted on social media.
“I will continue to play tennis in the future, for sure, but it will not be in Grand Slam tournaments or on the tour anymore,” Federer added.
Next, the numbers of the extraordinary career of the Swiss:
Date of birth: 08/08/1981 (41 years old)
Place of birth: Basel (Switzerland).
Height: 1.85m.
Right handed, one handed backhand
Professional since 1998.
He does not have a current ranking in the ATP, having not played for more than a year.
Individual titles: 103 tournament wins (second player with the most titles behind Jimmy Connors, 109).
In Grand Slam: 20 wins (two less than Rafael Nadal and one less than Novak Djokovic)
Australian Open: 6 titles (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2018), 1 final (2009)
Roland Garros: 1 title (2009), 4 finals (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011)
Wimbledon: 8 titles (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2017), 4 finals (2008, 2014, 2015, 2019)
US Open: 5 titles (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008), 2 finals (2009, 2015)
Davis cup: 1 title (2014)
Olympic Games: 1 doubles title (2008, with Stan Wawrinka), 1 singles silver medal (2012)
ATP Finals: 6 titles (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011), 4 finals (2005, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Masters 1000: 28 titles (7 Cincinnati, 5 Indian Wells, 4 Miami, 4 Hamburg, 3 Madrid, 2 Canada, 2 Shanghai, 1 Paris)
It was No. 1 in the world for 310 weeks, second best record after Djokovic’s 373. He held that position for 237 consecutive weeks, an absolute record in men’s tennis.
He finished with a personal record of 1251-275. He never retired from a game.
Source: Ambito
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