Roger Federer announced his retirement from tennis after the Lever Cup next week

Switzerland's former world number one star Roger Federer has announced his retirement from tennis after next week's Lever Cup in Lon...

Switzerland's former world number one star Roger Federer has announced his retirement from tennis after next week's Lever Cup in London.

 According to news agency Reuters, Roger Federer has informed his fans that he will retire from competitive tennis after next week's Lever Cup.

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 The 41-year-old Swiss star Federer is considered by his fans to be the best player in the history of tennis, but Federer, who has won 20 Grand Slams, has not played a match since last year's Wimbledon.

Roger Federer said in his statement on the social networking site Instagram, "As most of you know, the last 3 years have been challenging for me with injuries and surgeries."

He said, "I worked hard to return to the competition with full form, but I also know about the capabilities of my body and the messages for me are clear, I am 41 years old now."

 He said that 'I played more than 1500 matches in 24 years, tennis proved to be more profitable for me than I thought and now I must admit that this is the time for me to end my career'.

 Federer said, "Next week's Lever Cup in London will be my last ATP event. I will absolutely play more tennis in the future, but not at the Grand Slams or the Tour."

 After winning his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2003, Roger Federer made his mark in the world of tennis but has been plagued by injuries in the past few years.

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 Shahra Afaq Khiladi has undergone 3 knee operations in the last two years and his last match was against Poland's Hubert Horkaz at Wimbledon 2021 where he lost in the quarter-finals.

 Roger Federer had already announced that he plans to return to the Lever Cup in London by teaming up with long-time friend Rafael Nadal in doubles.

 He also planned to play in the Swiss Indoor tournament at his home ground in Basel.