Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, who announced his retirement this month, played his last match in England.
Federer bid farewell to his 24-year career as he paired with Spain's Rafael Nadal in the doubles.
Former world No. 1 Federer, who has won 20 Grand Slam tournaments in tennis men's singles, announced on his SNS on the 15th of this month that he would be retiring from active duty, mainly due to a knee injury.
At the tournament that opened in London, England on the 23rd, Federer paired up with Nadal, who has played many famous matches as his biggest rival for many years, in doubles and faced the last match of his active career.
The opponents were the American pair of Jack Sock and Francis Tiafoe, and Federer and Nadal played well in the first set after each other kept serving games. , successfully broke in the 10th game to take 6-4.
The second set was won 6-7 at the end of the tie-break, but in the match tie-break with 10 points ahead of them, they scored powerful shots and scored 3 points ahead, and the crowd cheered loudly. I was.
However, we were gradually overwhelmed by the opponent's powerful shots, and we lost 9-11.
When the match ended, the venue gave Federer a big round of applause, and the members who hugged each other with tears thanked Federer for his efforts.
Federer: 'I couldn't be happier'
After the match, a retirement ceremony was held on the court, and Roger Federer said, "It was a wonderful day. I feel happy, not sad. No," he looked back on his last game as an active player.
"The 24 years I've been playing tennis as a player and just being happy playing tennis and spending time with my friends has been a perfect journey. Also, without the understanding and support of my family, I could not have continued playing tennis for so long. Thanks to everyone, I was able to spend a wonderful night. rice field.
At the end, we left the venue with loud cheers and applause from the packed audience.