The 20-time Grand Slam champion opened up about his feelings in the aftermath of a memorable farewell night at the Laver Cup last Friday. He spoke about the same during a recent interview with the New York Times, suggesting that he is content despite ’losing his job.'
While fairy-tale endings are usually associated with winning and signing off with a title, Federer believes he had one despite not winning his last matches, as his family, friends, and biggest rivals joined him at the time of his retirement.
Tennis fans reacted to Federer’s unique take, lauding him for taking his retirement and “losing his job” in such a positive light, and being happy despite not winning in the end.
Here are a few more reactions from the tennis world:
“I hope they can all play as long as possible” - Roger Federer on his ‘Big 4’ colleagues
Roger Federer stated that he is happy about the fact that he is the first of the ‘Big 4’ comprising of himself, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, to retire from tennis. The 41-year-old feels that it is only fitting that he retires before the others as he is the most senior member of the iconic men’s tennis era.
He also hopes to see the Nadal-Djokovic-Murray trio playing for at least a few more years.
While Federer will no longer play on tour, he has confirmed that he will play exhibition matches in the future. Earlier this year, he had also expressed his intention to play the Swiss Indoors Basel, an ATP 500 event in his hometown.
However, during the build-up to the Laver Cup, he concluded that he will not be able to play beyond the London event due to his knee injury.
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