China News Service, September 19. According to media reports, the Swiss king Federer, who had previously announced that he would retire after the Laver Cup this week, has arrived in London to prepare for the last ATP event of his career.

　　On the evening of the 15th Beijing time, the 41-year-old Federer announced on his personal social platform that he was about to retire. The Laver Cup will be his last ATP (Professional Tennis Federation) tournament.

　　Federer was born in Basel, Switzerland in 1981.

In the 2003 Wimbledon men's singles final, the 22-year-old Federer won 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 8 Wimbledon, 6 Australian Open, 5 US Open and 1 French Open. A man who has won at least five Grand Slam titles.

He has been No. 1 in the men's singles world for a total of 310 weeks.

　　After Wimbledon in 2012, Federer faced a Grand Slam drought for nearly five years, which made countless people think that he has stepped down from the altar and no longer has the edge 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.

　　However, Federer has been plagued by injuries 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 that season, Federer, the No. 6 seed in the tournament, was eliminated by the No. 14 seed Hulkach, and for the fourth time in his career he stopped in the top 8 of the Wimbledon men's singles.

　　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 July this year, Federer's ATP ranking points were cleared.

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