Laver Cup: Roger Federer arrives in London for his closing ATP event at O2 Arena

Roger Federer has arrived in London for his closing ATP event, the Laver Cup. The Swiss maestro is all set to return to motion for one final time earlier than calling it a day.

The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion, who just lately introduced his forthcoming retirement, will compete within the Laver Cup, scheduled between September 23 to 25 on the O2 Arena.

Federer took the choice to retire from the ATP tour within the presence of spouse Mirka and fogeys Robert and Lynette. The legendary tennis participant in his announcement mentioned: “The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event. I will play more tennis in the future, of course, but just not in Grand Slams or on the Tour.”

RF has arrived. #LaverCup pic.twitter.com/aW0tdUWgYj

— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 18, 2022

Federer will play for Team Europe, which incorporates the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Bjorn Borg, amongst others.

The former world primary, who held the place for a report 237 consecutive weeks from February 2, 2004 till August 18, 2008, has performed an important position in securing a major enhance in prize cash for gamers.

He achieved the profession Grand Slam throughout the 2009 French Open and, a month later, broke Pete Sampras’ all-time males’s singles report by clinching his fifteenth main title at Wimbledon.

Federer went on so as to add 5 extra trophies, which makes him path Novak Djokovic (21) and Rafael Nadal (22). Federer’s trophy cabinet contains 6 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open trophy, 8 Wimbledon trophies and 5 consecutive US Open titles.

In his ATP Tour profession, Federer earned 1251 wins, which is the second-most after Jimmy Connors (1274).

Federer additionally received 103 tour-level trophies, solely behind Connors (109). It is to be famous that Federer by no means retired from a match and, on the age of 36, turned the oldest world primary within the historical past of the ATP rankings on February 19, 2018.

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