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On the evening of the 15th Beijing time, tennis king Federer announced on his personal social media that he was about to retire.
"The Laver Cup in London next week will be my last ATP event."
"I'm 41 years old and I've played more than 1,500 games in 24 years. Tennis has been more generous to me than I could have imagined. And now, I have to realize it's time to end my career ."
Federer wrote emotionally.
103 ATP singles titles, including 20 Grand Slam titles, 6 ATP year-end finals titles, and 28 Masters titles...
Looking back on Federer's 24-year career, it's nothing but brilliant.
Federer at the 2019 Shanghai Masters.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin
In the 2003 Wimbledon men's singles final, the 22-year-old Federer clocked in his first Grand Slam singles title.
After winning the Australian Open in 2004, Federer ascended to the world No. 1 throne, which lasted for four years.
According to statistics, Federer's 20 Grand Slam titles include eight Wimbledon, six Australian Opens, five US Opens and one French Open. A male player who has won at least five titles.
A total of 310 weeks in the men's singles world first.
Federer in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin
After the trough, he climbed to the peak again, which further created Federer's legendary attributes.
After Wimbledon in 2012, Federer faced a nearly five-year Grand Slam drought, which made countless people think that Federer has stepped down from the altar and no longer has the sharpness of the year.
But when he was close to 36 years old, he stole the Australian Open championship from Nadal, and won two Grand Slam trophies that season, rediscovering himself.
Federer in the game.
But even if he is as strong as Federer, he will not be able to survive the years.
Injuries have always been troublesome for Federer in recent years.
In 2020, Federer underwent knee surgery after losing to Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals and missed a long period of time.
He originally planned to return for the grass season in June 2020, but due to the impact of the epidemic, Federer's return plan was not implemented, and the 2020 season was announced in advance. After that, he underwent a second operation on his knee.
After returning for the 2021 season, Federer's form is far from his peak.
In the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon men's singles main match that season, Federer, the No. 6 seed in the competition, was swept by the No. 14 seed Hulkach in the competition, and for the fourth time in his career he stopped in the top 8 of the Wimbledon men's singles main competition.
Later, Federer also announced his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics due to injury.
In August, Federer announced that he would undergo knee surgery again, just five months after his last return from injury.
In August, Federer celebrated his birthday on social media.
This season, Federer has missed the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon in a row.
Life on Federer's social media for the time passed in 2022 has little to do with tennis.
However, there are few news related to tennis, and he has always been in the most prominent position.
Best wishes to Federer, and may the second half of your life be just as exciting!