Roger Federer announces retirement from tennis

New Delhi: Roger Federer has announced retirement from tennis after the Laver Cup next week in London as his final ATP event. Federar has 20 Grand Slam titles.

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— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) September 15, 2022

This decision comes just days after the end of the U.S. Open, where another tennis legend and 23-time major champion Serena Williams played her last match and bid goodbye to tennis.

Federer has not competed since Wimbledon in July 2021 he has had a series of knee operations and so in that sense, the news is not surprising.

But he had appeared at an event marking the 100-year anniversary of Centre Court at the All England Club this July and said he hoped to come back to play there "one more time."

He also had said he would return to tournament action at the Swiss Indoors in October.

Federer posted his news on Twitter, saying his farewell event will be the Laver Cup in London next week. That is a team event run by his management company.

Federer's last match anywhere came on July 7, 2021, when he lost at Centre Court in the Wimbledon quarterfinals to Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0.

Soon after, Federer had surgery to repair damage to his meniscus and cartilage in his right knee his third operation on that knee in a span of 1 1/2 years.