London [UK]: Twenty-time Grand slam champion Roger Federer on Sunday showed up in London for the Laver Cup, which will be his last event as an professional tennis player.
The Swiss tennis great last Thursday introduced his retirement from competitive tennis saying that the upcoming Laver Mug in September would be his last Organization of Tennis Specialists (ATP) occasion as a player. The tennis legend is expected to start his last farewell on September 22 with a session with Group Europe. In the main event, to be held from September 23 to 25, he will certainly be seen opposing together with various other tennis greats – Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, as well as youngsters globe top Casper Ruud as well as Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Federer took to Twitter to introduce his retirement through a letter. He has won 103 ATP songs titles and also total 1,251 matches throughout his renowned profession. Federer has additionally won 20 Conquest titles, consisting of a record-making eight Wimbledon males’s singles titles.
“The Laver Cup next week in London will certainly be my final ATP occasion. I will play extra tennis in the future, naturally, but just not in Grand Slams or on the excursion. This is a bittersweet choice due to the fact that I will certainly miss out on every little thing the scenic tour has actually given me. However at the same time, there is a lot to celebrate. I consider myself one of one of the most lucky people on earth,” Roger Federer wrote in his retirement letter.
The Europe team will fight it out for the title versus Team Globe, which will be captained by John McEnroe. McEnroe’s group, on the other hand, this team also consists of large manes like Diego Schwartzman, Alex de Minaur, Frances Tiafoe, Jack Sock, Felix Auger-Aliassime, as well as Taylor Fritz. Tommy Paul was lately picked as the alternating for the group.
