“To my tennis family and beyond. Of all the gifts that tennis has given me over the years, the greatest is undoubtedly meeting the people along the way: my friends, my rivals and especially the fans. I want to share some news with you.
As everyone knows, the last three years have been challenging for me in the form of injuries. I tried hard to get back, but my body sent me clear messages. Tennis has treated me better than I ever dreamed of, but I have to admit that the time has come to end my professional career.
The Laver Cup in London next week will be my last ATP tournament. I will no longer participate in the Grand Slams or in the circuit tournaments. It has been a bittersweet decision, because I will miss everything that the world of tennis has given me.
At the same time, there is much to celebrate.” With these emotional words, Roger Federer began to officially say goodbye to tennis. The Swiss was a reference player for many on the AtTP circuit and achieved truly incredible goals, which he still maintains after several years.
King Roger was simply unique on several occasions, including Wimbledon. The London grass tournament quickly became his second home. In that arena, he was the only male athlete to win the top trophy eight times. The dominance began in 2003, with five consecutive victories until 2007.
Then the Basel player added successes in 2009, 2012 and 2017, bordering on the ninth symphony in that unforgettable 2019 battle against Djokovic.
Alex Corretja on King Roger
Former Spanish champion Alex Corretja was interviewed by our Catalan colleagues from Cadena Ser.
The double Roland Garros finalist returned to his confrontations with Roger Federer, and to the legacy left by the latter. The Spaniard was a fan of the style of play and the whole palette of the Balois, whom he considers to be the most complete player of all time.
“His offensive forehand was very good because when you play the cross forehand and they repeat it, you hit another cross forehand to repeat the zone. He didn’t, he came into the court, put the pressure on, came to the net and volleyed great.
He had a big serve, not the most powerful, but the one with the most angle. I would say he was the most complete player I have seen in my entire career, yes,” said the Spaniard.
