{"id":1205103,"date":"2022-09-15T15:56:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/15\/roger-federer-to-retire-after-laver-cup-in-september\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T15:56:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:56:53","slug":"roger-federer-to-retire-after-laver-cup-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/15\/roger-federer-to-retire-after-laver-cup-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Federer to retire after Laver Cup in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/126725562_federer_getty-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Federer, unable to play because of injury, was part of the Wimbledon's celebrations for the centenary of Centre Court in July\" title=\"Federer, unable to play because of injury, was part of the Wimbledon's celebrations for the centenary of Centre Court in July\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federer, unable to play because of injury, was part of the Wimbledon&#8217;s celebrations for the centenary of Centre Court in July<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Roger Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, will retire from top-level tennis after the Laver Cup in London later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Swiss Federer, 41, has not played since Wimbledon 2021, after which he had a third knee operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy body\u2019s message to me lately has been clear,\u201d\u00a0Federer said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI have played more than 1,500 matches over 24 years. Now I must recognise when it is time to end my competitive career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cTo the game of tennis, I love you and will never leave you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Only Spain\u2019s Rafael Nadal, with 22 majors, and Serbia\u2019s Novak Djokovic, with 21, have more men\u2019s Grand Slam singles titles than Federer.<\/p>\n<p>Federer made his professional debut aged 16 in 1998 and won his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>He ends his career with a record total of eight men\u2019s singles victories at the All England Club.<\/p>\n<p>Federer\u2019s final Grand Slam triumph came at the 2018 Australian Open when, aged 36, he became the second-oldest man to win a major singles title in the Open era.<\/p>\n<p>After rising to world number one for the first time in 2004, he spent 310 weeks as the leading player on the ATP Tour during his career \u2013 a record until he was surpassed by Djokovic in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zaqCfV_2NuE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tourism Promotion: Ghana to the World cultural festival held to attract sightseers (14-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zaqCfV_2NuE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federer, unable to play because of injury, was part of the Wimbledon&#8217;s celebrations for the centenary of Centre Court in July Roger Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, will retire from top-level tennis after the Laver Cup in London later this month. 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