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Federer Announces Final Retirement From Professional Tennis

Federer Announces Retirement From Professional Tennis

September 16, 2022 5:36 am

Switzerland-born tennis great Roger Federer on Thursday announced his retirement from professional tennis after 24 years on the ATP tour.

Federer made the announcement in a video posted on his social media channels before sharing the statement in another post on his social media platforms.

The statement read: ‘To my tennis family and beyond. Of all the gifts that tennis has given me over the years, the greatest, without a doubt, has been the people I’ve met along the way: my friends, my competitors, and most of all the fans who give the sport its life. Today, I want …

Roger Federer Knocked Out Of Tennis By Knee Surgery

June 10, 2020 6:06 am

Roger Federer has hung his tennis rackets for now.

The twenty-time Grand Slam singles champion said Wednesday he would be sidelined until 2021.

This was after undergoing his second knee operation in a matter of months.

The 38-year-old Swiss said he needed follow-up arthroscopic surgery “a few weeks ago” after undergoing a similar keyhole procedure in February.

Federer, whose last Grand Slam win was the 2018 Australian Open, said he “experienced a setback during (his) initial rehabilitation”.

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May 30, 2020 5:32 am

Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday.

He led the lineup for the first time with pre-tax earnings of $106.3 million (95.5 million euros).

The Swiss tennis legend, a men’s record 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, becomes the first tennis player atop the annual list since its 1990 debut.

He rose from fifth in 2019.

Federer’s haul over the past 12 months included $100 million from appearances fees and endorsement deals plus $6.3 million in prize money.