Roger Federer brings down the curtain on his illustrious career later this week but the Swiss maestro has assured his millions of fans that he will not become a 'tennis ghost'.
Back in London, down river from where he won a record eight Wimbledon titles, the 41-year-old said he had no intention of walking away from a sport he has graced for so long.
"But I don't think I'll be that guy. I feel tennis has given me too much. I have been around the game for too long. Have fallen in love with too many things. Elaborating on his decision to retire from competitive action, Federer described the last few months as stressful, saying he was not willing to "risk it all" by having more surgery on his troublesome right knee.
Federer has not played a match since losing in the 2021 Wimbledon quarter-finals and is not in shape to play singles at the Laver Cup. He hopes to bow out in a doubles tie, preferably alongside great rival Rafa Nadal.His first Grand Slam title was in 2003 when he beat Mark Philippoussis to win the first of five successive Wimbledon titles before losing to Nadal in a 2008 classic.
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