Roger Federer is in a position to play his last match in professional tennis as he will get together together with his longtime rival Rafael Nadal for Team Europe from the Team World doubles pairing of Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock on Friday.
Before his final swansong, the swiss maestro submitted a relevant video of themself – in the tuxedo. He captioned it: “Just a fast warmup prior to the gala.”
Roger Federer warms is visible playing ping pong with Team World’s Diego Schwartzman, before the beginning of the Laver Cup.
Federer is ending his playing days following a number of operations on his right knee. He hasn’t competed since a quarterfinal loss at Wimbledon to Hubert Hurkacz in This summer 2021.
In Feb of the year, when word emerged that Federer could be working in london now, he stated Nadal messaged him suggesting they play doubles back together again. They partnered to win a doubles match throughout the first Laver Cup in 2017.
Roger Federer warms I’m unsure basically are designed for everything. But I’ll try,” the 41-year-old Federer stated about his sure-to-be-emotional on-court farewell after 20 major titles, as many as 103 tournament titles and countless days at No. 1 across nearly one fourth of the century like a professional tennis player.
“Sitting here,” Federer stated Thursday in a team news conference, with Nadal, who’s 36, to his left, and Djokovic and Murray, both 35, a few seats lower to his right, “it seamless comfort which i go first in the guys. It feels right.”