New Delhi: Legendary tennis player Roger Federer lost in the last match of his career. In the Laver Cup, 20-time Grand Slam champion Federer entered the doubles match with his partner Rafael Nadal. The American pair of Frances Tiafo and Jack Sock defeated Nadal and Federer 4-6, 7-6, 11-9 in the match. With this defeat, Federer’s professional tennis career ended. After the match, along with Federer, Nadal was also seen crying. Even Novak Djokovic, who came to watch the match, could not hold back his tears.
Federer became very emotional after the match. Federer was battling injuries for the last few years. He did not play a single match after Wimbledon 2021 due to a knee injury. Recently he announced his retirement.
Federer played professional tennis for nearly 25 years. He made his debut in September 1997 at the age of 16. He rose to the top after starting his journey from the 803rd position in the rankings. Fiedler has been at number one in the world rankings for 237 weeks. His record for the longest time in the rankings was broken by Serbian player Novak Djokovic.
Federer is at number three in terms of winning the most Grand Slam titles
Roger Federer has won the Australian Open 6 times, the French Open once, Wimbledon 8 times, and the US Open 5 times. Federer won his last Grand Slam title in 2018 at the Australian Open. At that time he became the first male player to win 20 Grand Slam titles. His record was broken by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Nadal has 22 while Djokovic has captured 21 Grand Slam titles.
Apart from this, he has also won a gold and a silver medal in the Olympics. Roger Federer won his first Grand Slam title in 2003 at the age of just 21. He became the Wimbledon champion. Federer’s mother herself has been a tennis player.
