Roger Federer, widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, has announced his retirement from professional tennis at the age of 41 ¹ ² ³ ⁴.
Here are some key points about Federer’s retirement and career ¹ ² ³ ⁴:
– He announced that next week’s Laver Cup in London would be his last ATP event.
– Federer retires with 20 Grand Slam singles titles, third all-time among men behind rivals Rafael Nadal (22) and Novak Djokovic (21).
– His eight Wimbledon titles are most in men’s history.
– He has won 103 tour-level titles on his substantial resume and 1,251 wins in singles matches, both second only to Jimmy Connors in the Open era.
– He was the oldest No. 1 in ATP rankings history — returned to the top spot at 36 in 2018 — and most consecutive weeks there.
