Roger Federer Retires

September 16, 2022

On September 15, 2022, Roger Federer announced his retirement from the international tennis.

The Laver Cup, which is set to commence on September 23, will be Roger Federer’s final tournament.
He will retire at the age of 41.
The current net worth of Federer is around 550 million USD. 1 billion USD came after endorsements of brands and wearing their clothing.
About 130 million of Federer’s earnings came from official prize money – the second highest in tennis after Djokovic’s 152 million USD.
He was the first person in the world to win 20 grand slam titles.
These are 8 Wimbledon, 6 Australian, 5 US Open and a solitary French title.
He held the world’s top spot in the ATP ranking for more time than any other player except Novak Djokovic.
Federer has been in 31 major finals, 1 less than Djokovic, including a record 10 in a row.
He spent 310 weeks as the world number 1, with 237 of them held consecutively.
He was nominated for the Sportsmanship Award for a record of 13 times and has won ATP Fan’s Favourite for 17 consecutive years.
He was named the ATP Player of the Year and ITF World Champion 5 times.
He holds the record of being the only individual to win the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award 4 times.
He is also known for becoming the oldest ever World Number 1 at the age of 36.
This legendary tennis player was born on August 8, 1981 in Basel, Switzerland.
In his teens, he trained at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens, Switzerland.
His career took off in 2001, when he faced off against seven-time Wimbledon champion Sampras.