Tennis legend Roger Federer introduced on Thursday that he'll retire from the game after subsequent week's Laver Cup in London. In a letter he posted on social media, the 41-year-old determined it was time to step away from the ATP Tour, the world's high tier for males's tennis, citing challenges "within the type of accidents and surgical procedures."
"I've labored arduous to to return to full aggressive type," he stated. "However I additionally know my physique's capacities and limits, and its message to me these days has been clear."
"Tennis has handled me extra generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I have to acknowledge when it's time to finish my aggressive profession," he added.
The Swiss nice received 20 Grand Slam singles titles and is taken into account among the best to ever maintain a tennis racket.
"It is a bittersweet determination, as a result of I'll miss all the things the tour has given me," he stated. "However on the identical time, there may be a lot to rejoice. I think about myself some of the lucky folks on Earth. I used to be given a particular expertise to play tennis, and I did it at a stage that I by no means imagined, for for much longer than I ever thought."
It is a growing story and shall be up to date.