On the evening of September 15th, Beijing time, the 41-year-old tennis legend Federer announced on his personal social platform that he is about to retire, and the Laver Cup next week will be his last ATP (Professional Tennis Federation) tournament.
Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1981. In his 24-year career, he participated in more than 1,500 matches and won 103 singles titles in major events, including 20 Grand Slam titles (6 Australian Open titles). , 1 French Open, 8 Wimbledon, 5 US Open), ranked first in the men's singles world for 310 weeks, and is one of the greatest players in the history of men's tennis.
Federer has been plagued by injury challenges in recent years.
In July last year, after Wimbledon stopped in the quarter-finals, Federer announced his withdrawal from a series of events such as the Tokyo Olympics and the US Open because of a knee injury. He also said that he decided to undergo knee surgery again. This is his third knee surgery in two years.
In July this year, Federer's ATP ranking points were cleared.
In this retirement statement, Federer said that next week's Laver Cup in London will be his last ATP event, and that he will appear on the tennis court in the future, but will not participate in majors or tours. Contest.
(produced by Wu Rui)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]